Kennedy suffered their closest loss since August 30th on Saturday. They fell just short of the Alameda Pirates by a score of 19-17. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (12), the Commanders still had to take the loss.
Genesis Lujan was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs, three stolen bases, and four runs while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aleeyah Garcia, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Kennedy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.8.
Kennedy dropped their record down to 8-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Alameda, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Lincoln the next time they take the field. Alameda will host Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, while Kennedy will host them at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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