The Excelsior Springs Tigers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Belton Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Wednesday, Excelsior Springs needed a bit of extra time to put away Truman. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Patriots and snuck past 3-2.
Meanwhile, Belton had just enough and edged Raytown out 4-2 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Belton.
Excelsior Springs has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-15 record this season. As for Belton, their win bumped their record up to 9-17.
Excelsior Springs couldn't quite finish off Belton in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 and fell 11-9. Can Excelsior Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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