Kennedy waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the Simeon Wolverines onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. Kennedy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by six runs or more this season.
Sophia Holguin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Holguin was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Ariel Huerta was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, five stolen bases, and five RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gisella Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
Kennedy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Simeon, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Kennedy beat Simeon by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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