Patriots
| 05/09/25 vs Chrisman | 15 |
| 03/21/25 @ North Kansas City | 15 |
| 05/06/25 vs Ruskin | 14 |
| 04/21/25 @ Chrisman | 13 |
| 05/06/25 vs Ruskin | 12 |
Truman waltzed into their game on Thursday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Belton Pirates an 11-0 shutout. Considering the Patriots have won 14 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brayden Branson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Pleacher, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Anthony Manfredi, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.
Truman's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-13. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Belton, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-15.
Truman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Belton, they will square off against Chrisman at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bears have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.68 runs per game on average), something the Pirates will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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