It was a proper cat-fight when Raytown South faced off against Excelsior Springs on Monday. The Cardinals lost 15-3 to the Tigers. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Marcellus Goudeau
| 05/05/25 @ Excelsior Springs | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Cardinal Ritter College Prep | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Ruskin | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Van Horn | 2 |
| 04/23/25 vs Washington | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Raytown South saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcellus Goudeau, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Goudeau is becoming a predictor of the Cardinals' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 4-11 when he doesn't).
Raytown South's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Excelsior Springs, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Raytown South and Excelsior Springs could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Cardinals will challenge Kearney at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (305 vs. 62). Meanwhile, Excelsior Springs (ranked 76th) will meet Smithville (ranked 11th) at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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