The Montclair Cavaliers will square off against the Kennedy Fighting Irish at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Montclair nor Kennedy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Montclair managed to slip by Ontario the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Montclair came up short against Ontario on Friday, falling 11-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Cavaliers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Kennedy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Costa Mesa.
Tyler Onofre spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has become a key player for Kennedy: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 4-5 otherwise.
Kennedy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Montclair, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
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