The Smithville Warriors will square off against the Kearney Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Smithville sitting on 12 straight victories and Kearney on three.
Smithville had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 17-run drubbing they dealt Raytown South on Monday. The Warriors never let the Cardinals get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Kearney narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Excelsior Springs 7-6.
Smithville pushed their record up to 27-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Kearney, their win bumped their record up to 16-10.
Smithville was able to grind out a solid victory over Kearney when the teams last played back in April, winning 6-3. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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