Kenwood waltzed into their game on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 10-7 victory over the Lindblom Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Kenwood also won the last time the pair played last Friday.
Savion Flowers was excellent, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and a run. Jimmy Downs was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Lindblom's side, Daevyn Woods and Andrew Crenshaw did some serious damage despite the final result: Woods went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Crenshaw scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Crenshaw has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gustavo Padilla, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lindblom was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kenwood only posted a batting average of .333.
Kenwood is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Lindblom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Kenwood will head out on the road to square off against Chicago Washington at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Chicago Washington: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Kenwood has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. Lindblom will take on Morgan Park at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lindblom is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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