The Kenwood Bluebirds will head out to face off against the Lansdowne Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Kenwood fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Eastern Tech on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mavericks by a score of 3-2. The Bluebirds have struggled against the Mavericks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Daniel Duvall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Carter Pugh, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Lansdowne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Western Tech & Environmental Science, falling 9-0.
Lansdowne's loss dropped their record down to 4-11-1. As for Kenwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Kenwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Lansdowne in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bluebirds since the squad 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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