The Kearny Komets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Liberty Charter Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Kearny will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Kearny's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hoover 1-0.
Not much got past Nicolas Hembera, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Hoover off the board. Hembera has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kearny's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Duffy, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Liberty Charter was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They lost 8-2 to High Tech CV.
Kearny's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. As for Liberty Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kearny has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Liberty Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Kearny took their victory against Liberty Charter when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 11-5. Will Kearny repeat their success, or does Liberty Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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