Topeka's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They skirted past the St. Mary's Academy Crusaders 8-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Elisha Guest
| 04/08/25 vs Washington | 3 |
| 04/22/25 vs St. Mary's Academy | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Washington | 2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Harmon | 1 |
Elisha Guest and Drayden Acosta made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Guest pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Acosta pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Guest went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Acosta went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Guest has become a key player for Topeka: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-5-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dominic Delgado, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Thompson, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
The victory got Topeka back to even at 5-5-4. As for St. Mary's Academy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Topeka beat the Crusaders by a score of 10-3 later that day.
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