The Kerens Bobcats are on the road again on Friday to play the Linden-Kildare Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Kerens is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Kerens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Linden-Kildare an 8-0 shutout. Kerens' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last 14 contests.
Krayton Ritchie made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Ritchie has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ritchie was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Andy Conklin and Lane Lynch did most of the damage at the plate: Conklin went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double, while Lynch scored a run while going 3-for-4. Kannon Ritchie was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Kerens is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Linden-Kildare, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-7.
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