Baseball Game Preview: Kenston on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 6:51am

Baseball Preview: Kenston Bombers vs. South Rebels

The Kenston Bombers will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Kenston, who comes in off a win.

Kenston's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Berkshire as Kenston made off with a 7-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kenston.

Not much got past Jacob Maniawski, who gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Berkshire off the board. It was the first time this season that Maniawski tossed five or more strikeouts.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Avery Siperke, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Bridger Bischof was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, South unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 10-0 to Nordonia. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, South's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Kenston's win bumped their record up to 8-12-1. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.

Everything went Kenston's way against South in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Kenston made off with an 11-0 victory. Does Kenston have another victory up their sleeve, or will South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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