East is 8-2 against Kennett since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The East Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Kennett Blue Demons at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East has four straight wins, Kennett has 24 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If East beats Kennett with eight runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. East was the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Sun Valley on Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Rebecca Opperman's shutout, as she gave up just zero hits and racked up eight Ks. Those no hits set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, East got a massive performance out of Ava Cross, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Caelyn Rodriguez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Kennett suffered a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of Unionville on Wednesday.
East pushed their record up to 5-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Kennett, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went East's way against Kennett in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as East made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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