The Kennedy Cougars will take on the Palisades Dolphins in a tournament on Saturday. Palisades took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kennedy, who comes in off a win.
Kennedy is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Taft. Kennedy walked away with a 7-4 victory over Taft on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The team relied heavily on Andrew Aguirre, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nathen Infante, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Palisades suffered their closest defeat since April 10, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Venice by a score of 6-4.
Palisades also got a good showing from Yamato Yukimoto, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Palisades saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Kurland, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base. What's more, Kurland posted two hits, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
Kennedy suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Palisades in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Kennedy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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