The Kennedy Commanders will take on the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Kennedy will be strutting in after a win while Fountain-Fort Carson will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Kennedy made easy work of Jefferson Academy and carried off a 23-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Commanders.
Amerie Herrera made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Herrera was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kennedy got a massive performance out of Genesis Lujan, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Giana Valdez, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kennedy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .683. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Fountain-Fort Carson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Doherty.
Kennedy's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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