Kennedy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Booker T. Washington Lions with a sharp 14-3 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 19-6 back in February.
Brian Aleman made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Aleman was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
03/12/25 vs Carver Collegiate Academy | 4 |
03/19/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 3 |
02/10/25 @ Booker T. Washington | 3 |
03/17/25 @ McDonogh 35 | 2 |
In other batting news, Nahun Lalin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Eight bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Kennedy is undefeated when Lalin posts two or more runs, but 0-6-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was James Evans, who scored a run and stole Five bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Kennedy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .778. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .564 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Kennedy's victory bumped their record up to 4-6-1. As for Booker T. Washington, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Kennedy has already played their next game (against East St. John), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Booker T. Washington, they will take on South Plaquemines at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Booker T. Washington has given up an average of 18.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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