McClatchy put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Kennedy Cougars a 17-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but McClatchy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Ari Silva made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Silva has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Silva was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Antonio Barber and Jackson Halverson did most of the damage at the plate: Barber scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Halverson went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Barber has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brandon Lor, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
McClatchy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Kennedy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11.
McClatchy will head out on the road to square off against Oakmont at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Oakmont: 2.8, McClatchy: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Kennedy, they will be playing at home against Grant at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kennedy is facing Grant at the right time seeing as Grant is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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