Baseball Preview: Crawford Colts vs. Kearny Komets
Crawford is 0-10 against Kearny since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Crawford Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kearny Komets at 4:00 p.m.
Crawford is is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Friday. They fell just short of High Tech SD by a score of 2-0.
Crawford saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abbel Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Kearny waltzed into their game on Monday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over the Lions. The result was nothing new for Kearny, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Nicolas Hembera was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Benecio Gonzalez Kim, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Crawford's loss dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Kearny, they pushed their record up to 15-8 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Crawford came up short against Kearny when the teams last played back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hembera, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Crawford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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