The Truman Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Raytown Bluejays at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Truman's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Fort Osage as Truman made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Truman.
Kyle Durham tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Truman got a massive performance out of Nomar Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Dawson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Raytown never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Central last Friday. They came out on top against the Blue Eagles by a score of 16-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). That 16 run margin sets a new team best for Raytown this season.
Ryelan Patrick made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Patrick was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Austin Terryberry was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Dewane Williams Jr was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Truman has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Raytown, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Everything went Truman's way against Raytown in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Truman made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Truman since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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