Kenwood waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Neuqua Valley Wildcats.
Kenwood got a great performance from Kevari Thunderbird as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Savion Flowers and Destin Edwards did most of the damage at the plate: Flowers scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Edwards scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Nick Walker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Neuqua Valley's side, Daniel Kim was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Kim has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Neuqua Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jorden Castillo, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Kenwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Neuqua Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11.
Kenwood will head out on the road to face off against Morgan Park at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Neuqua Valley, they are on the road again on Monday to play Metea Valley at 4:30 p.m. Neuqua Valley is facing Metea Valley at the right time seeing as Metea Valley is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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