Baseball Recap: Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Drops Season-High Score on Thomas Jefferson

Swamp Owls

Team Score (Highest)

03/10/25 @ Thomas Jefferson	15
02/11/25 vs South Terrebonne	14
02/22/25 vs Bonnabel	13
02/26/25 @ Benjamin Franklin	9
02/25/25 vs Metairie Park Country Day	9

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy). They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Thomas Jefferson on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Swamp Owls considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Ethan Kihnel looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave him a new career-low.

At the plate, Brayden Netterville was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in triples (two). Jonathan Lawson was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Thomas Jefferson only posted an OBP of .379.

The victory made it two in a row for Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy and bumps their season record up to 8-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Thomas Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy will challenge Archbishop Shaw at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will give Archbishop Shaw their first taste of in-conferenceaction this season. As for Thomas Jefferson, they are taking a road trip to challenge Riverdale at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.