The Kennedy Fighting Irish will take on the Aquinas Falcons at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kennedy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Royal 11-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Irish.
Emory Cheng
| 05/19/25 vs Royal | 12 |
| 05/15/25 vs Beaumont | 5 |
| 05/06/25 @ Fullerton | 4 |
| 05/02/25 vs Garden Grove | 7 |
| 04/25/25 vs Ocean View | 5 |
| + 17 more games |
Emory Cheng was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Katie Torrez was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Natalie Headley, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Kennedy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .432. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Royal only posted a batting average of .160.
Meanwhile, Aquinas entered their tilt with Tesoro on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Titans, sneaking past 4-2.
Kennedy pushed their record up to 12-15 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Aquinas, their win bumped their record up to 19-10.
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