The Kennedy Commanders will head out on the road to take on the Thornton Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Kennedy is leaving town to face Thornton after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Kennedy fell just short of Overland by a score of 12-11 on Wednesday. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it eight in a row.
Kalani Market led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Benavidez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Kennedy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .537 that Overland posted.
Meanwhile, Thornton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 19-9 to Fort Lupton. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly ten runs.
Alex Flores and AJ Zike did some serious damage despite the final result: Flores scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Zike scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jesus Munoz, who scored a run and stole a base.
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