The Stanberry Bulldogs narrowly escaped with a victory as The squad sidled past The Albany Warriors 5-3. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly two runs.
The team relied heavily on K. Adcock, who went a perfect 3-for-3 while posting 2 stolen bases, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs.
Stanberry's pitchers kept the bats quiet and finished the game with only five hits allowed. They have not allowed that few hits since August 31st, when they also allowed five.
On Albany's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Manville, who went a perfect 3-for-3 while logging 2 stolen bases.
Bulldogs
| vs AHS 9-1-2026 | 5-3 | W |
| vs BLBHS 10-21-2025 | 10-0 | W |
| vs JHS 10-18-2025 | 7-6 | W |
| vs PHS 10-9-2025 | 10-0 | W |
| vs MHS 10-2-2025 | 16-3 | W |
| + 4 more games |
Stanberry's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2. The victories were made possible by their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Albany, they are now 2-2, having gone 2-3 since their 3-game winning streak (dating back to last season) ended.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Stanberry will head out to square off against North Harrison at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Albany, they will venture away from home to take on North Andrew at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Warriors are facing the Cardinals at the right time seeing as the Cardinals are stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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