The Kennedy Fighting Irish will take on the Simi Valley Pioneers at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Kennedy 3.7, Simi Valley 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Kennedy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against California on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Condors by a score of 2-1.
Anthony Hernandez
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Anthony Hernandez was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Hernandez wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Arreola, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Simi Valley fell victim to El Dorado and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Hawks. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Simi Valley also got a good showing from Greg Lopez, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lopez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
Simi Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
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