Kennedy is 1-9 against Newark Memorial since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Kennedy Titans will head out on the road to take on the Newark Memorial Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Kennedy got the win against American by a conclusive 8-2.
Marilyn Rivas made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Rivas has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Rivas was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hannah Cornell, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Mandee Nguyen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Newark Memorial's way against Washington on Tuesday as Newark Memorial made off with a 15-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Newark Memorial.
Newark Memorial got a big performance out of Alyvia Costa, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Grace Veloza was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Kennedy back to even at 7-7. As for Newark Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Kennedy might still be hurting after the 12-6 loss they got from Newark Memorial when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newark Memorial's Kelsey Oviatt, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Now that Kennedy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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