The Kenwood Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the St. Rita Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kenwood is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Kenwood's 27-5 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of Lincoln Park by a score of 5-4 on Thursday.
Evan Stinson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Savion Flowers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Destin Edwards, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, while St. Rita put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Riverside-Brookfield. St. Rita came out on top against Riverside-Brookfield by a score of 4-0. The victory was just what St. Rita needed coming off of a 10-3 loss in their prior matchup.
Sebastian Reyes looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, St. Rita's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Louie Sisto, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sir Jamison Jones, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Kenwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for St. Rita, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Kenwood suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to St. Rita in their previous matchup back in March of 2015. Can Kenwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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