The Garfield Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Kennedy Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Garfield: 2.4, Kennedy: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Garfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over San Fernando. The result was nothing new for Garfield, who have now won 14 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Nadia Carrillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Coco Priebe was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mia Negrete, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Kennedy had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Dolphins 2-1.
Garfield's win bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Kennedy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
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