Kennedale stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past the Hillsboro Eagles 9-3. That's more bragging rights for Kennedale, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kelsen Martin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Martin was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
In other batting news, Zach Aten was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Aidan Ruiz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Hillsboro's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Creech, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Kennedale pushed their record up to 18-2 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.2 runs. As for Hillsboro, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Kennedale will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hillsboro: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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