Softball Preview: Kenwood Bluebirds vs. Dundalk Owls
The Kenwood Bluebirds will head out on the road to square off against the Dundalk Owls at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kenwood is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Kenwood will head out to face Dundalk after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Kenwood fell victim to a rough 13-2 loss at the hands of Hereford.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Dundalk, as they earned their first road win of the season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lansdowne a 19-0 shutout on Monday. With that victory, Dundalk brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Julie Burger made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Burger was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Dundalk got a massive performance out of Kenisha Gelpi, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Alessa Sergi was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Kenwood's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Dundalk, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Kenwood might still be hurting after the 14-1 loss they got from Dundalk in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Kenwood, Rachel Cox (who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4) 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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