The Barringer Blue Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Kennedy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Barringer has six straight wins, Kennedy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Barringer didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victors by an 18-3 margin over Golda Och Academy on Monday. Considering the Blue Bears have won nine games by more than ten runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Genesis Alvarez looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Lizette Hernandez
| 05/19/25 vs Golda Och Academy | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Science Park | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs West Caldwell Tech | 2 |
| 05/01/25 vs West Side | 1 |
| 04/28/25 vs Hillside | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lizette Hernandez, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ciara Encarnacion, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Barringer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Kennedy came up short against Hackensack on Monday, falling 18-1.
Barringer pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Barringer suffered a grim 24-6 defeat to Kennedy when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Blue Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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