Kennedy Catholic entered their tilt with Decatur with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Decatur Golden Gators a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. Kennedy Catholic's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Not much got past Coleman Hollabuagh, who gave up just six hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Decatur off the board. Hollabuagh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kennedy Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaipo Matsushima, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Cahill, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Decatur's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Havili, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Kennedy Catholic's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Decatur, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Kennedy Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Decatur: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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