Preview: Kennedy Thunderbirds vs. El Diamante Miners
The Kennedy Thunderbirds will challenge the El Diamante Miners at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Kennedy hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Kennedy fell victim to Taft and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The contest marked that first time this year in which Kennedy was not able to get on the board.
Miguel Gutierrez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk).
Meanwhile, El Diamante was able to grind out a solid win over Monache on Wednesday, taking the game 9-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for El Diamante.
Troy Loftin was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Martinez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Kennedy has fallen quite a ways from their 17-5-1 record last season and are now at 3-7. As for El Diamante, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
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