A feisty cat fight will be fought as Kennedy Cougars take on Santa Paula Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kennedy has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Kennedy fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against San Fernando on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 11-4. The Cougars' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Kennedy got a good showing from Jay Carmona, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Carmona has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Vetea Feliciano made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Rocky Marin was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Santa Paula started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Channel Islands. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 6-5 on Friday.
Jesse Chavez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaak Medina, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Kennedy's record is now 2-4. As for Santa Paula, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
