Baseball Recap: Kentridge Chargers vs. Federal Way Eagles
Kentridge fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Federal Way on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Federal Way Eagles by a score of 4-3. Kentridge's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Akoni Nazarino was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Rylan Gullard made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Kentridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Federal Way's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thoma Holden, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Holden has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Kentridge's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Federal Way, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
While Kentridge had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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