Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kerens). They never let Cross Roads get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Krayton Ritchie was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero hits, the fewest he's had since back in May of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Kooper Hill
| 03/11/25 vs Cross Roads | 4 |
| 03/07/25 @ West | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Bruceville-Eddy | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs La Vega | 1 |
| 05/25/24 vs Shelbyville | 1 |
In other batting news, Kooper Hill was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Hightower, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Kerens hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cross Roads struck out 11 times.
The victory made it two in a row for Kerens and bumps their season record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cross Roads, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season.
Kerens will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cross Roads: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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