The Kelly Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Hubbard Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hubbard took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Kelly, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Kelly sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park.
The team relied heavily on Alfredo Socorro, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Arturo Martinez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hubbard and Lincoln Park squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Hubbard had to settle for second. They lost 15-2 to the Lions. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Hubbard couldn't push the score so high this time.
Hubbard saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Serafin Millan, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Kelly is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for Hubbard, their loss dropped their record down to 19-6.
Kelly suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Hubbard in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hubbard's Ricardo Romo, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Kelly knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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