The home team had won the previous three meetings between Yorktown and Kenedy, and Yorktown kept the tradition alive. The Yorktown Wildcats fell just short of the Kenedy Lions by a score of 17-16 on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (13), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Amaya Luna
| 03/04/25 @ Kenedy | 4 |
| 03/01/25 vs Cole | 2 |
| 02/27/24 @ Falls City | 2 |
| 04/02/24 @ Pettus | 1 |
| 02/22/24 vs Boling | 1 |
Amaya Luna led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-6 with four RBI, one run, and one double. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Paige Deleon also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Even though they lost, Yorktown hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive contests.
The defeat snapped Yorktown's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.33 runs across that stretch. As for Kenedy, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5-1 record this season.
Coincidentally, Yorktown and Kenedy will both be playing Port Aransas the next time they take the field. Kenedy will host Port Aransas at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while Yorktown will host them at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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