Baseball Recap: Chavez picks up third straight win on the road

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 6:58pm

Baseball Recap: Chavez Titans vs. Kennedy Thunderbirds

Chavez entered their tilt with Kennedy with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Kennedy Thunderbirds a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Chavez, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Chavez's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Amusten, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.

On Kennedy's side, Diego Ruiz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. Ruiz has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.

Chavez pushed their record up to 15-12 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Kennedy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 16 of their last 18 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season.

As of now, neither Chavez nor Kennedy have any future games scheduled.

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