After flying high against Tustin last Tuesday, Valencia came back down to earth. The Valencia Tigers wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-1 walloping at the hands of the Kennedy Fighting Irish on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Valencia of the 13-11 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Valencia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Kim, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Kennedy's side, Emory Cheng looked comfortable as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jade Narike, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Ram?n, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Valencia's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Kennedy, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
Valencia will look to defend their home field on Friday against Warren at 3:15 p.m. Warren is coming into the contest with three straight victories on the road, so Valencia will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Kennedy, they will take on Crean Lutheran at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Crean Lutheran has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.6 runs per game on average), something Kennedy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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