The Raymore-Peculiar Panthers will take on the Rock Bridge Bruins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rock Bridge is hoping to do what Blue Springs couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Raymore-Peculiar's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Raymore-Peculiar never let Blue Springs onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The Panthers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Zariya Mabion was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Roe, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Raymore-Peculiar was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. The last time their batting average was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Rock Bridge entered their tilt with Staley on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Falcons 15-0. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bruins yet this season.
Raymore-Peculiar is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Rock Bridge, they pushed their record up to 22-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Everything went Raymore-Peculiar's way against Rock Bridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Raymore-Peculiar made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Raymore-Peculiar 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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