Kearny came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Crawford Colts by a score of 12-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Kearny also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Nicolas Hembera was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Hembera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hembera was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elijah Duffy, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ansel Eaton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Crawford's side, Abraham Carillo-Ceron was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ramon Perez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Kearny has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Crawford, they are on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-20.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Kearny by a score of 4-2.
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