While Jeannette's victory against Mapletown wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Jayhawks had just enough and edged out the Maples 5-3. The win continues a trend for the Jayhawks in their matchups with the Maples: they've now won five in a row.
Jayden Kennedy
| 04/01/25 @ Greensburg Central Catholic | 10 |
| 03/21/25 @ Riverview | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Avella | 2 |
| 04/28/25 @ Mapletown | 1 |
Amari Thomas and Jayden Kennedy made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Thomas pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Kennedy struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Jeannette is 2-1 when Kennedy allows one or fewer earned runs, but 4-6 otherwise. At the plate, Thomas got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Kennedy went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Evyn Yargeau was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Jeannette pushed their record up to 6-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mapletown, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Looking ahead, Jeannette will challenge Brentwood at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mapletown, they will head out to challenge Greensburg Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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