Baseball Recap: Mcclatchy Beats Kennedy for Their Third Straight Victory

Lions

Margin (Wins)

03/24/25 vs Cordova	18
04/02/25 @ Grant	16
03/28/25 @ Kennedy	15
04/14/25 vs Lassen	12
03/05/25 @ Bear Creek	12

McClatchy had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Kennedy on Friday. The Lions never let the Cougars get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won 12 games by eight runs or more so far this season.

Christian Coronado made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Coronado was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Elias Ortega was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

McClatchy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kennedy only posted an OBP of .200.

The win (which was McClatchy's third in a row) raised their record to 20-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Kennedy, they dropped their record down to 3-22 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, McClatchy will welcome Elk Grove at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Lions will need to watch out since the Thundering Herd have now posted at least ten runs in their last three matches. As for Kennedy, they will host West Campus at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.18 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of.