After only two runs in their last match, Kennedy made sure to put some runs up on the board against La Quinta on Thursday. The Kennedy Fighting Irish blew past the La Quinta Aztecs 16-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Irish.
Kennedy got a great performance from Noah Arriola as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
Alonzo Alvarez
| 02/20/25 vs La Quinta | 2 |
| 04/13/24 @ Savanna | 1 |
| 04/12/24 vs Cypress | 1 |
| 03/09/24 vs Cathedral | 1 |
| 02/24/24 vs South East | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alonzo Alvarez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Jonathan Arreola was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Kennedy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .619. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Quinta only posted an OBP of .273.
Kennedy's record now sits at 2-0. As for La Quinta, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Kennedy wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against South East on the 22nd. As for La Quinta, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 20-1 defeat against Orange on the 21st.
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