Baseball Preview: Little Village Phoenix vs. Kennedy Crusaders
Little Village is 0-4 against Kennedy since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Little Village Phoenix will head out on the road to face off against the Kennedy Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Little Village's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Agricultural Science 15-0. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Little Village yet this season.
Douglas Acuagebo looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Little Village got a massive performance out of David Rubio, who went 4-for-4 with six RBI and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Villegas, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kennedy stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Hubbard with a sharp 12-2 victory.
Christian Tapia looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kennedy got a massive performance out of Juan Diego Delgadillo, who went 2-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Matthew Zebrauskas, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for Little Village and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for Kennedy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Little Village suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Kennedy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Little Village avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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