After losing to Rockhurst the last time they met, Blue Springs South decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Blue Springs South Jaguars came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rockhurst Hawklets on Monday and snuck past 3-2.
For Rockhurst's part, Evan Hartner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Rockhurst saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Bernstein, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Blue Springs South is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Rockhurst, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-16.
Blue Springs South has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Staley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Staley will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Blue Springs South surely won't give up without a fight. As for Rockhurst, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Blue Springs at 4:00 p.m. Blue Springs' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Rockhurst's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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