Kellis and Ironwood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Kellis Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Ironwood Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Kellis will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Kellis gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Apollo with a sharp 11-1 victory. That's two games straight that Kellis has won by exactly ten runs.
Danay Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reyna Reyes, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Val Barrera, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ironwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Sunrise Mountain by a score of 8-6.
The win got Kellis back to even at 5-5. As for Ironwood, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Kellis took their victory against Ironwood when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kellis since the team 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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