Baseball Game Preview: Kennedy Trojans vs. Salem Academy Crusaders

For the second straight game, Kennedy will face off against Salem Academy. The Trojans will welcome the Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kennedy has 17 straight victories, Salem Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Kennedy's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Salem Academy with a sharp 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Kennedy pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Salem Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.