Baseball Recap: McClatchy Lions vs. Kennedy Cougars
McClatchy can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let the Kennedy Cougars onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for McClatchy who now have three in a row.
Jackson Halverson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Halverson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Halverson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Charlie Rios, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Ari Silva was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Kennedy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Lower, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
McClatchy pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Kennedy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-10.
McClatchy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kennedy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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