Crusaders
| 04/07/25 vs Back of the Yards College Prep | 15 |
| 04/25/25 vs Hancock | 13 |
| 03/24/25 vs Steinmetz College Prep | 13 |
| 04/23/25 vs Hubbard | 12 |
| 04/18/25 @ Curie | 11 |
Kennedy extended their winning streak to four on Friday, bumping their season record up to 13-7 in the process. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hancock Eagles a 13-0 shutout. Considering the Crusaders have won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mason Rychetsky was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alec Mendoza, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Kennedy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive contests.
As for Hancock, they moved to 10-11 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. They were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the eight matches prior), but Kennedy's pitchers proved too tough.
On Hancock's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emiliano Leon, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Looking ahead, Kennedy will square off against Bremen at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Crusaders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Braves have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. Hancock will be paying especially close attention to Kennedy's contest: after Kennedy faces off against Bremen, they'll take on Hancock again at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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