Baseball Preview: Little Village Phoenix vs. Kennedy Crusaders
Little Village is 0-5 against Kennedy since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Little Village Phoenix will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kennedy Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Little Village had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Kelly.
Jayden Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joshua Villegas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Kennedy's offense. They lost 10-0 to Von Steuben on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Kennedy has lost by exactly ten runs.
Little Village's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Kennedy, they dropped their record down to 20-8 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Little Village suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Kennedy when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Little Village have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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