Kennedy Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 6-3 to the Middletown North Lions. That's two games in a row now that Kennedy Memorial has lost by exactly three runs.
Grant Lorentzen was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 7.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Lorentzen was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Lorentzen wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luis Pimentel-Amaro, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Kennedy Memorial now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Middletown North, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-9.
Kennedy Memorial will head out on the road to take on Union City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Middletown North, they will challenge Howell at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Middletown North's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Howell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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