The Douglas County West Falcon have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Raymond Central Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Douglas County West won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-4 walloping at the hands of Gross Catholic. Douglas County West has struggled against Gross Catholic recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Douglas County West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Thimmesch, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Raymond Central earned a 9-5 win over Arlington on Monday. With that victory, Raymond Central brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Tucker Matulka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Jelinek, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Hunter Sykes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Douglas County West's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Raymond Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Douglas County West skirted past Raymond Central 4-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Douglas County West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Raymond Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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