Baseball Game Preview: Curie Condors vs. Kennedy Crusaders

For the second straight game, Curie will face off against Kennedy. The Condors will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Crusaders at 12:00 p.m. Curie has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Curie came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 14-4 to Kennedy. The loss continues a trend for the Condors in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost six in a row.

For Kennedy's part, Giovanni Rocha and Mason Rychetsky did most of the damage at the plate: Rocha scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Rychetsky went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Rychetsky has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Estreda, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

Kennedy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Curie, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-3.