It was a good run, but Simeon unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 18-0 to the Kennedy Crusaders. Simeon was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior) but Kennedy's pitcher proved too tough.
For Kennedy's part, Sophia Holguin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Holguin was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ariel Huerta, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, five stolen bases, and five RBI. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Gisella Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
Simeon's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5-1. As for Kennedy, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Simeon by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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