Baseball Preview: Navarro Panthers vs. John F. Kennedy Rockets
The Navarro Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the John F. Kennedy Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Navarro is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Navarro came up short against La Vernia and fell 9-6. Navarro has not had much luck with La Vernia recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Landun Taylor was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Navarro didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything went John F. Kennedy's way against Gonzales on Tuesday as John F. Kennedy made off with an 8-2 win. That looming 8-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for John F. Kennedy yet this season.
Navarro's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5-1. As for John F. Kennedy, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 11-14.
Navarro skirted past John F. Kennedy 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Navarro have another victory up their sleeve, or will John F. Kennedy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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