With a playoff game on the line, Kennedale rose to the challenge on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Dunbar Wildcats with a sharp 19-1 victory. Considering Kennedale has won 15 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Hayden Swenson was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Swenson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kennedale got a massive performance out of Scout Steinhilber, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Steinhilber has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kelsen Martin, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
The win made it two in a row for Kennedale and bumps their season record up to 23-5. As for Dunbar, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Kennedale will have a chance to go back-to-back against Dunbar: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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