Kennedy dropped their record down to 10-15 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They lost 7-0 to the Fullerton Indians. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Fighting Irish's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Fullerton, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games.
For Fullerton's part, not much got past Katelynn Mathews, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Kennedy off the board. Mathews has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaylyn Yi, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one double. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Melia Vera, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
As of now, neither Kennedy nor Fullerton have any future games scheduled.
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