Baseball Recap: Kennedy Crusaders vs. Kelly Trojans
Kennedy waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Kelly Trojans as they made off with a 12-2 win. Considering Kennedy has won six matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Israel Roa was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Roa was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kennedy got a big performance out of Mason Rychetsky, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Gallas, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.
On Kelly's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arturo Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Kennedy pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs per game. As for Kelly, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3.
Kennedy will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Argo at 4:30 p.m. Kennedy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Argo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kelly, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Agricultural Science at 1:10 p.m.
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