The Kenwood Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kenwood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Monday, Kenwood fell victim to a tough 18-5 loss at the hands of West Creek.
Marvin Wares made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Kenwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything went Madisonville-North Hopkins' way against Webster County on Monday as Madisonville-North Hopkins made off with a 9-2 win. The victory was just what Madisonville-North Hopkins needed coming off of a 6-0 defeat in their prior contest.
Lane Faulk was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Faulk was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Xzavier Martin was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Evan Wilson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4.
Kenwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their record now sits at 4-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Kenwood has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Madisonville-North Hopkins struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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