The Verdugo Hills Dons will venture away from home to face off against the Kennedy Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Verdugo Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Verdugo Hills easily dispatched South Gate two weeks ago, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Dons fell just short of Chavez by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, the Dons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Verdugo Hills saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madesyn Meadows, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Kennedy never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Poly on Wednesday. They never let the Parrots get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. That looming 11-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cougars yet this season.
Anais Perez looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sofia Melgoza, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Vivi Yanez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Kennedy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Verdugo Hills now has a losing record of 3-4-1. As for Kennedy, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
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