Kennedy extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 3-24. They came up short against the Segerstrom Jaguars, falling 12-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jaguars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-4 back in March.
As for Segerstrom, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-17. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
For Segerstrom's part, Vicente Najera tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Najera has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Segerstrom let Jonathan Macias and Marcos Valeriano run wild. Macias got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Valeriano went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Segerstrom is undefeated when Macias posts two or more runs, but 2-17 otherwise. Adrian Chavez also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
While Kennedy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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