The Kenwood Bluebirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dundalk Owls at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Kenwood had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Patapsco. Kenwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Dundalk can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They blew past Lansdowne 16-1. Winning may never get old, but Dundalk sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Julie Burger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Burger has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Burger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alessa Sergi was a standout: she scored two runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Oaklyn Johnson, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Kenwood's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Dundalk, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
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