Baseball Preview: Kennedy Cougars vs. Banning Pilots
The Kennedy Cougars will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Banning Pilots at 12:00 p.m. Kennedy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Kennedy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Panorama onto the board and left with a 26-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kennedy.
Alexander Gomez and Andrew Aguirre made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Gomez struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Aguirre tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Gomez scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Aguirre went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kennedy let Nathen Infante and Caden Orozco loose on the outfield. Infante went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Orozco went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Vincent Zepeda, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Banning lost 11-1 to Carson on Thursday. Banning has struggled against Carson recently, as their contest on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Kennedy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season. As for Banning, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
Kennedy skirted past Banning 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Banning's Angel Delgado, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Kennedy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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