The Belton Pirates will face off against the Lee's Summit Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Belton has five straight wins, Lee's Summit has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Belton's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Chrisman 15-0. Considering the Pirates have won 15 matchups by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Lee's Summit came up short against Park Hill on Thursday, falling 11-1.
Lee's Summit saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordyn Northup, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Belton is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Lee's Summit, their loss dropped their record down to 14-19.
Everything went Belton's way against Lee's Summit when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Belton made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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