Lee's Summit and Park Hill are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The Lee's Summit Tigers will square off against the Park Hill Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lee's Summit is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lee's Summit took on Blue Springs South on Tuesday. Lee's Summit came up short against Blue Springs South, falling 13-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Tigers have suffered since September 16th.
Lee's Summit saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ezra Medrano, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Park Hill owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They blew past Savannah 9-0. Considering the Trojans have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brooklyn Bertoncino made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Mandia Bock was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Cooper Powell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Lee's Summit's defeat dropped their record down to 14-18. As for Park Hill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-7.
Lee's Summit beat Park Hill 5-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Lee's Summit repeat their success, or does Park Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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