Kennedy is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Irvington a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Kennedy Titans will look to defend their home field against the Irvington Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Kennedy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Kennedy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Arroyo on Wednesday. They lost 9-1 to the Dons.
Kennedy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Cornell, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Irvington came up short against American on Tuesday and fell 15-12.
Maya Briones and Diya Vacin stepped up to the plate in a big way. Briones went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple, while Vacin got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Briones is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last 11 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mahi Shah, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Irvington now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went Kennedy's way against Irvington in their previous meeting back in April, as Kennedy made off with a 25-0 win. Will the Titans repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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