Perrydale hasn't had much luck against Kennedy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Perrydale knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Kennedy likes a good challenge.
Perrydale will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating St. Paul, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Pirates walked away with an 11-7 victory over the Buckaroos on Wednesday. While the Pirates didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Isabelle Arthur spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Perrydale let Madison Barcroft and Reese Cornthwaite run wild. Barcroft scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Cornthwaite scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Addie Parr was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Kennedy was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They lost 14-2 to Salem Academy. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Kennedy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Traeger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Kennedy's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-3. As for Perrydale, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Perrydale suffered a grim 16-3 defeat to Kennedy in their previous meeting back in May of 2018. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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