Raymore-Peculiar is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Blue Springs South is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Raymore-Peculiar's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Blue Springs South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Raymore-Peculiar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Lee's Summit West, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Raymore-Peculiar was ranked seventh). Raymore-Peculiar sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Lee's Summit West on Thursday.
Kelsie Donaldson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 innings per game.
On the hitting side, Raymore-Peculiar saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reygan Ackley, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The dominant performance also gave Ackley a new career-high in batting average.
Meanwhile, Blue Springs South got the win against Staley on Thursday by a conclusive 10-1. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Raymore-Peculiar's victory bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Blue Springs South, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
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