For the second straight game, Kennedy will face off against Shafter. The Thunderbirds will head out to take on the Generals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kennedy has given up an average of 7.9 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Things were looking good for Kennedy after they put the first runs on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 16-4 to Shafter. The Thunderbirds haven't had much luck with the Generals recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
For Shafter's part, they got a massive performance out of Noah Bill, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave Bill a new career-high. Jaime Martinez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Shafter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Shafter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
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