Kearny is 3-0 against Coastal Academy since February of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Kearny Komets will head out on the road to take on the Coastal Academy Stingrays at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kearny will head into Wednesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Mountain Empire on Wednesday. Kearny blew past Mountain Empire 9-1.
Nicolas Hembera made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hembera has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hembera was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Laird Eaton was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and a run. Another player making a difference was Anthony Patricio, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Coastal Academy rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 12-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Coastal Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Kearny has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Coastal Academy, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9.
Kearny came out on top in a nail-biter against Coastal Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Kearny repeat their success, or does Coastal Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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