Friday just wasn't the day for Hubbard's offense. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Kennedy Crusaders on Friday. Hubbard has not had much luck with Kennedy recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Hubbard saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Thomas, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Kennedy's side, Mason Rychetsky and Christian Estreda made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rychetsky pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Estreda pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At the plate, Rychetsky scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Estreda scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Michael Gallas was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Diego Delgadillo, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base.
Hubbard's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Kennedy, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Hubbard will look to defend their home field on Monday against Kennedy at 4:30 p.m. Hubbard is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Kennedy a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Kennedy, they will head out on the road to square off against Shepard at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Kennedy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven games.
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