Baseball Recap: Redington Huskies vs. Houston Hawks
If Redington was feeling good off their 14-8 takedown of Homer last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Redington Huskies took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Houston Hawks on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Redington in their matchups with Houston: they've now lost seven in a row.
Dub KenneDy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and a double. He hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Kaedon Petzel was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Redington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
On Houston's side, Sebastian Sanford was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sanford was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Ryan Preboski was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ty Sonnentag, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Redington's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Houston, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-1-1 record this season.
Redington will be playing in front of their home fans against Soldotna at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Soldotna is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Houston, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Grace Christian at 6:00 p.m. Houston is facing Grace Christian at the right time seeing as Grace Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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