A feisty cat fight will be fought as Skidmore-Tynan Bobcats face off against Kenedy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, Skidmore-Tynan and Kenedy will really light up the scoreboard.
Skidmore-Tynan is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 12-11 heartbreaker at the hands of Pettus.
Meanwhile, Kenedy hadn't done well against Refugio recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Kenedy put the hurt on Refugio with a sharp 16-6 win. Considering the Lions have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Daniel Pena was a standout: he scored four runs while going 4-for-5. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Lopez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Pena wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Kenedy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for Kenedy: they were averaging 4.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 13.8.
Kenedy's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Skidmore-Tynan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Skidmore-Tynan couldn't quite finish off Kenedy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Skidmore-Tynan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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