Baseball Recap: Kennedy Finds Home Field Redemption Against Disney II

There's no place like home for Kennedy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let the Disney II Titans get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Crusaders considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Isaac Quintanilla

Earned Runs

04/29/26 vs Morgan Park	5
04/17/26 vs Simeon	5
04/10/26 @ Brooks	3
05/06/26 vs Jones	2
04/01/26 vs Agricultural Science	2
+ 1 more games

Isaac Quintanilla made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Kennedy is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-14 otherwise. Quintanilla was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Yahir Aguirre, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Jaycob Solorio was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.

Kennedy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .767. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Kennedy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-16 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Disney II, they dropped their record down to 13-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kennedy will host Goode STEM Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Disney II, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus at 4:30 p.m. The Ravens have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.62 runs per game on average), something the Titans will no doubt try to take advantage of.