It was a proper cat-fight when Kennedy duked it out with East St. John on Thursday. The Kennedy Cougars came up short against the East St. John Wildcats, falling 18-1. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 11-4 to the Wildcats when the teams met back in March of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
| 02/10/25 @ Booker T. Washington | 7 |
| 03/19/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 6 |
| 03/17/25 @ McDonogh 35 | 4 |
| 03/12/25 vs Carver Collegiate Academy | 3 |
| 03/20/25 @ East St. John | 2 |
Calvin Grant was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-2. He has become a key player for Kennedy: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 0-6-1 otherwise.
Kennedy moved to 4-7-1 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.67 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.11 in the others. As for East St. John, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-10 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kennedy will venture away from home to take on Wright at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East St. John, they are taking a road trip to face off against Thomas Jefferson at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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