The Excelsior Springs Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Truman Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Excelsior Springs' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They had just enough and edged St. Pius X out 1-0.
Meanwhile, Truman came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Warriors 1-0.
Truman got a great performance from Brandon Lindle as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Lindle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Truman's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nomar Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Excelsior Springs has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-14 record this season. As for Truman, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-13.
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