Baseball Game Preview: Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Swamp Owls vs. Belle Chasse Cardinals

The Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Swamp Owls will head out to challenge the Belle Chasse Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

On Tuesday, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Belle Chasse and fell 4-2. That's two games in a row now that the Swamp Owls have lost by exactly two runs.

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy got a good showing from Blake Schexnider, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Schexnider has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Brayden Netterville was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. Keith Champagne also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.

Belle Chasse has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-8.