In what's become a running theme this season, Kenwood gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lindblom Eagles a 14-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Kenwood who now have six in a row.
Nick Walker tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kenwood got a massive performance out of Damaurion Butler, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Khamaree Thomas, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
On Lindblom's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylon McNair, who went 1-for-1 with a triple.
Kenwood pushed their record up to 19-8 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Lindblom, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Kenwood has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Riverside-Brookfield at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lindblom, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus at 4:00 p.m.
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