Kellam has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Landstown Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kellam's pitching crew has only allowed 0.9 runs per game this season, so Landstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Kellam can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bayside as Kellam made off with a 15-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Landstown suffered a tough 11-5 loss at the hands of Cox on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Landstown has lost by exactly six runs.
Hailey Akers was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Akers was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Akers wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ashlyn Tolbert, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Kellam pushed their record up to 6-0-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs per game. As for Landstown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Kellam beat Landstown 3-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kellam since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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