Newark Memorial entered their tilt with Kennedy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Kennedy Titans a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Newark Memorial, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Grace Veloza, who gave up just three hits to keep Kennedy off the board. Veloza has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrea Tall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mahlyah Sao, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Kennedy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newark Memorial didn't tossed any.
Newark Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Kennedy, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Newark Memorial will take on Irvington at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newark Memorial is facing Irvington at the right time seeing as Irvington is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Kennedy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Moreau Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kennedy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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