The Kearny Kardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Payne Tech Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearny will be strutting in after a victory while Payne Tech will be coming in after a loss.
Kearny stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on Secaucus with a sharp 19-9 win. Kearny's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Payne Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-1 to Nutley, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Payne Tech saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Melanie Guerrero, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Kearny is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Payne Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Kearny skirted past Payne Tech 6-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Kearny repeat their success, or does Payne Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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