Kennedy is 8-2 against Mission San Jose since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the pair will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Kennedy and 12 for Mission San Jose dating back to last season.
Kennedy pushed their score all the way to ten last Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Irvington by a score of 11-10. That's two games in a row now that Kennedy has lost by just one run.
Hunter Padilla made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Owsley, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mission San Jose fell victim to a tough 8-1 defeat at the hands of American last Thursday.
Mission San Jose saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicholas Campbell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Kennedy's record is now 4-9. As for Mission San Jose, their record is now 0-11.
Kennedy skirted past Mission San Jose 4-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mission San Jose's Joseph Du, who pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Kennedy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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