Raytown South is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Van Horn an eight-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Raytown South Cardinals will welcome the Van Horn Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Raytown South has given up an average of 11.9 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when Raytown South challenged Excelsior Springs on Tuesday. The Cardinals came up short against the Tigers, falling 19-1.
Raytown South saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Logeman, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Logeman brought in this season.
Meanwhile, Van Horn suffered their closest defeat since May 3, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Lexington by a score of 8-6. Falcons fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Minutemen since on Monday.
Hayden Perez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bennett Oney-Myers, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Van Horn's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Raytown South, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Raytown South beat Van Horn 6-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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