The Aquinas Falcons will head out to take on the Kennedy Fighting Irish at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Aquinas is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Aquinas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Tesoro.
Meanwhile, Kennedy made easy work of Royal on Monday and carried off an 11-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Irish.
Emory Cheng made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Katie Torrez was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Natalie Headley was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Kennedy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .432. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Royal only posted a batting average of .160.
Kennedy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-15. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Aquinas, their record now sits at 19-10.
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