The West Park Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Kennedy Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Park is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
If West Park beats Kennedy with four runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Panthers beat Antelope on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-2.
Emma Juarez
| 04/29/25 vs Antelope | 7 |
| 04/24/25 vs McClatchy | 9 |
| 04/08/25 vs Kennedy | 11 |
| 04/03/25 @ Antelope | 6 |
Emma Juarez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, West Park's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Huston, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Selena Gomez also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Kennedy duked it out with McClatchy on Tuesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Lions by a score of 4-3. The Cougars have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
West Park pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Everything went West Park's way against Kennedy when the teams last played on April 8th, as West Park made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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