Lee's Summit dropped their record down to 26-10 on Friday, which also ended the team's seven-game streak of wins at home. They fell 5-0 to the Staley Falcons. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
As for Staley, their win was their 14th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.
For Staley's part, Brody Irlbeck made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Irlbeck has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Alexander Paul was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last 12 contests. Evan Abbott was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Lee's Summit nor Staley have any future games scheduled.
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