Baseball Preview: Yorktown Wildcats vs. Kenedy Lions
Yorktown is 0-7 against Kenedy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Yorktown Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kenedy Lions at 6:00 p.m. Yorktown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Yorktown fell victim to a tough 15-6 loss at the hands of Woodsboro. That's two games in a row now that Yorktown has lost by exactly nine runs.
Deagan Mungia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Kenedy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game last Friday. They put the hurt on Woodsboro with a sharp 14-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kenedy.
This is the second loss in a row for Yorktown and nudges their season record down to 5-17. As for Kenedy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Yorktown might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Kenedy in their previous matchup back in March. Will Yorktown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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