Baseball Recap: Kennedy Has No Trouble Against Aurora Central

Kennedy lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Aurora Central, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's matchup. The Commanders blew past the Trojans 17-6 on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Commanders considering their two-run performance the game before.

Marcelo Nevarez

Runs

04/22/26 vs Aurora Central	3
04/11/26 vs Jefferson	3
03/11/26 @ Overland	2
04/07/26 vs DSST: Montview	1
03/27/26 vs Bruce Randolph	1
+ 1 more games

The team relied heavily on Marcelo Nevarez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Kennedy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Manny Rojas, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.

Kennedy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .552. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in seven consecutive contests.

Kennedy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Aurora Central, they dropped their record down to 4-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Coming up, Kennedy will venture away from home to square off against Bruce Randolph at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Aurora Central, they will welcome Overland at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Blazers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.64 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of.