Marais des Cygnes Valley won the last time they faced Northern Heights and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Trojans walked away with a 7-4 win over the Wildcats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Dalton Lingenfelter
| 04/15/25 vs Northern Heights | 10 |
| 04/08/25 @ Chase County | 9 |
| 04/14/25 vs Lyndon | 6 |
| 03/31/25 @ Horton | 6 |
| 03/27/25 @ Oswego | 5 |
Dalton Lingenfelter was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Marais des Cygnes Valley: the team is 6-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Traver, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Marais des Cygnes Valley's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 5-1 (and 2-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden McClintic, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Marais des Cygnes Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 10.4.
The victory got Marais des Cygnes Valley back to even at 7-7. As for Northern Heights, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Marais des Cygnes Valley and Northern Heights could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings. The Trojans (ranked 227th) will meet Lebo (ranked 112th) on Monday. Meanwhile, Northern Heights will take on Council Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (207 vs. 74).
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