Venice had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They never let the Kennedy Cougars onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. That's two games straight that Venice has won by exactly nine runs.
Canon King made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. King has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. King was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Shepard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Ivan Carrera was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
On Kennedy's side, they got a good showing from Mario Macias, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Kennedy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Aguirre, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Venice's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9. As for Kennedy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-17.
Venice has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Marshall at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Venice is facing Marshall at the right time seeing as Marshall is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Kennedy, they will head out on the road to face off against Chatsworth at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kennedy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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