Baseball Game Preview: Katella Knights vs. Kennedy Fighting Irish

For the second straight game, Katella will face off against Kennedy. The Knights will welcome the Fighting Irish at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Katella 2.6, Kennedy 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Kennedy will be up against a hot Katella team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Knights had just enough and edged out the Fighting Irish 3-1. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly two runs.

For Kennedy's part, Tyler Onofre spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.

At the plate, Kennedy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Travis Bergmann, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Bergmann has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Katella's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Kennedy, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-10.

Kennedy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Katella hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .314. It's a different story for Kennedy, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Katella's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.