Kennedy fell victim to McClatchy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the McClatchy Lions. Kennedy has not had much luck with McClatchy recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Kennedy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Lower, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On McClatchy's side, Jackson Halverson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Halverson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Halverson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Charlie Rios, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ari Silva, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Kennedy now has a losing record at 9-10. As for McClatchy, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
While Kennedy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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