The Kennedy Fighting Irish will face off against the Royal Highlanders at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Kennedy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Beaumont with a sharp 9-1 win.
Emory Cheng made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Cheng was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Katie Torrez, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Natalie Headley was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Royal). Everything went their way against Citrus Valley on Thursday as they made off with a 17-11 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Highlanders considering their two-run performance the game before.
Royal let Skylar Gapol and Marilyn Augusta run wild. Gapol went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one double, while Augusta went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. Those four hits gave Gapol a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mikaela Jones, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Royal always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Kennedy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-15 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Royal, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11.
