Kendrick was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell just short of the Sumter County Panthers by a score of 34-33. One positive for Kendrick, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Armani Spadaro and Taven Leonard stepped up to the plate in a big way. Spadaro got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Leonard scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Goolsby, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Kendrick always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .731. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
On Sumter County's side, Jayshun Bobbs was a standout: he got on base in six of his eight plate appearances with a home run, five runs, and six RBI. Another player making a difference was Ter'Kaevian Rush, who scored five runs and stole five bases while getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances.
Kendrick's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Sumter County, their win ended an 11-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-27.
Kendrick will take on Southwest at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kendrick has given up an average of 15.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. Sumter County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
