Kardinals
| 05/14/26 @ Houston | 17-4 |
| 05/08/26 vs Grace Christian | 10-4 |
| 05/07/26 vs Homer | 5-4 |
| 05/06/26 vs Soldotna | 10-6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kenai Central). Everything went their way against the Houston Hawks on Thursday as they made off with a 17-4 victory. The win was nothing new for the Kardinals as they're now sitting on four straight.
John Thomas looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Daniel Steffenson and Jacob Joanis did most of the damage at the plate: Steffenson went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple, while Joanis got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most hits Steffenson has posted since back in May of 2025. Emmett Maguire was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Kenai Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Houston only posted an OBP of .333.
Kenai Central's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Houston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-6-1.
Coming up, Kenai Central will head out on the road to square off against Redington at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Huskies have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.14 runs per game on average), something the Kardinals will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Houston, they will welcome Non Varsity Opponent at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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