The Kennedy Trojans will challenge the Country Christian Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Kennedy has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Kennedy came up short against Knappa on Thursday, falling 13-3.
Kennedy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Traeger, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that Traeger hit this season.
Meanwhile, Country Christian made easy work of Western Christian on Tuesday and carried off a 16-5 win.
Country Christian got a massive performance out of Kee Kee Dahlgren, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Bailey Colvin was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Country Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .567. Their batting average was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .435 that Western Christian posted.
The victory got Country Christian back to even at 1-1. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Kennedy suffered a grim 19-6 defeat to Country Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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