The Kenwood Bluebirds will be playing at home against the Western Tech & Environmental Science Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Kenwood will bounce into Friday's match after beating Lansdowne, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Kenwood won by a run and slipped past Lansdowne 17-16. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kenwood.
Meanwhile, Western Tech & Environmental Science waltzed into their game on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Patriots 17-6. Considering Western Tech & Environmental Science has won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Isabella Alban made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Alban was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Abby Webb was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Juliahna Thomas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Kenwood's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Western Tech & Environmental Science, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Kenwood suffered a grim 14-8 defeat to Western Tech & Environmental Science in their previous meeting on April 8th. Will Kenwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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