Baseball Preview: University School Preppers vs. Kenston Bombers
The University School Preppers will take on the Kenston Bombers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with University School sitting on seven straight wins and Kenston on four.
In what's become a running theme this season, University School gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Benedictine a 6-0 shutout.
Aaron Moss made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Moss has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Moss was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tucker Greer, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Kenston beat Riverside 5-2 on Wednesday.
Jimmy Cerha spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Kenston got a big performance out of Avery Siperke, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Dylan Krupp was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
University School pushed their record up to 20-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Kenston, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13-1.
University School came up short against Kenston in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Can University School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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