Von Steuben's hitters rose to the challenge against a Crusaders pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.54 runs allowed on Monday. The Von Steuben Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Kennedy Crusaders a 10-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Von Steuben sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Alex Karson was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of George Allen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Kennedy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Dominguez, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Von Steuben is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. As for Kennedy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 20-8.
Von Steuben will be playing at home against Lake View at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake View has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.18 runs per game on average), something Von Steuben will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Kennedy, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Jones at 4:30 p.m. Kennedy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Jones' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
