For the second straight game, Kennedy will face off against Segerstrom. The Fighting Irish will head out to square off against the Jaguars at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Kennedy 3.6, Segerstrom 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Kennedy didn't have quite enough to beat Segerstrom and fell 2-1.
For Segerstrom's part, Adrian Landeros tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Landeros also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Jaguars are 7-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Segerstrom saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Nu?ez, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Nu?ez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Segerstrom is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Kennedy, they dropped their record down to 12-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
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