The Kenedy Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Woodsboro Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Kenedy duked it out with Skidmore-Tynan on Friday. Kenedy blew past Skidmore-Tynan 12-1. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now won three in a row.
Kayla Salas spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
Jaylen Rodriguez
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At the plate, Jaylen Rodriguez and Mariah Jackson did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Jackson went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those two stolen bases gave Rodriguez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madison Byron, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Kenedy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Woodsboro had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They put the hurt on Pettus with a sharp 24-1 victory. Woodsboro's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Woodsboro's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Kenedy, their win bumped their record up to 14-6-1.
Kenedy came up short against Woodsboro when the teams last played back in April of 2022, falling 10-7. Can Kenedy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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