Grain Valley had lost three straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 15-11-1 to make it four. They fell just short of the Truman Patriots by a score of 4-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-5 back in April.
As for Truman, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-13 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Truman's part, Cade Pleacher looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, Trevor Ottens was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Looking ahead, Grain Valley is taking a road trip to square off against Raytown at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Truman, they will face off against Ruskin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Patriots are facing the Golden Eagles at the right time seeing as the Golden Eagles are stuck on a 23-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
