Baseball Recap: Kennedy Cougars vs. Monterey Trail Mustangs
Kennedy won the last time they faced Monterey Trail, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Kennedy Cougars came out on top against the Monterey Trail Mustangs by a score of 10-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kennedy.
Lucas Johnson made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Johnson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Anthony Montoya was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Laney Fukuoka, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Monterey Trail's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elias Roche, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of David Romero, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Kennedy pushed their record up to 8-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Monterey Trail, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-6 record this season.
Kennedy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Monterey Trail: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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