On Friday, Linn-Mar faced Kennedy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Linn-Mar Lions lost 9-3 to the Kennedy Cougars. Linn-Mar has struggled against Kennedy recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Linn-Mar saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Martin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Hayden Johnson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Linn-Mar's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Kennedy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Linn-Mar will take on Western Dubuque at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Kennedy, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Iowa City at 5:00 p.m. Iowa City will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Kennedy surely won't give up without a fight.
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