Softball Recap: Aleeyah Garcia Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Lincoln
By Team Reports
Sep 17, 2024, 5:38pm
Softball Recap: Kennedy Commanders vs. Lincoln Lancers
The matchup between Kennedy and Lincoln on Tuesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Kennedy Commanders' pitchers stepped up to hand the Lincoln Lancers a 19-0 shutout. Considering the Commanders have won six matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kennedy got a big performance out of Aleeyah Garcia, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Giana Valdez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
The victory made it two in a row for Kennedy and bumps their season record up to 6-7. As for Lincoln, they are on a 25-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kennedy will challenge Overland at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Overland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Lincoln, they will face off against Denver West at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln is facing Denver West at the right time seeing as Denver West is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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