Baseball Preview: Kenston Bombers vs. Archbishop Hoban Knights
The Kenston Bombers will head out on the road to square off against the Archbishop Hoban Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kenston is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 17-9 margin over Mayfield on Thursday. With that win, Kenston brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Jimmy Cerha was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. Cerha was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, L.A. Mighton was incredible, scoring four runs while going 3-for-4. Grant Beclay was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Hoban had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Bengals.
Kenston has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4-1 record this season. As for Archbishop Hoban, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Kenston suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Archbishop Hoban in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Kenston, Shawn Parnell (who went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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