For the second straight game, Little Village will face off against Kennedy. The Phoenix will venture away from home to challenge the Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Little Village has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Kennedy will come in with eight straight wins.
Kennedy hit Little Village with a four-run second inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Phoenix came up short against the Crusaders, falling 8-2.
For Kennedy's part, Israel Roa and Mason Rychetsky did most of the damage at the plate: Roa went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Rychetsky went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Rychetsky a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Reyes, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Kennedy's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-7. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Little Village, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
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