The Truman Patriots will take on the Lee's Summit Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Truman will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Truman proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Grain Valley 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since May 6, 2024.
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Nich Dawson and Trevor Ottens did most of the damage at the plate: Dawson scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Ottens scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Dawson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Caden Deeney was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Truman kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lee's Summit earned a 7-4 victory over Liberty North on Wednesday.
Truman's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Lee's Summit, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-1.
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