Kennedy can finally bid farewell to their ten-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the McFarland Cougars an 8-0 shutout. The victory was just what Kennedy needed coming off of a 15-2 loss in their prior matchup.
Azariah Gutierrez and Espn Cantu did most of the damage at the plate: Gutierrez scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Cantu went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Balbuena, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Kennedy's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-13. As for McFarland, they dropped their record down to 3-15 with that defeat, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Kennedy will have a chance to go back-to-back against McFarland: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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