The Kentwood Conquerors will head out to challenge the Redmond Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Kentwood is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Kentwood's offense. They fell 4-0 to Tahoma on Wednesday. The match marked the first time this season in which the Conquerors were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Redmond, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Liberty a 5-0 shutout on Friday.
Not much got past Hiroshi Johnson, who gave up just five hits to keep Liberty off the board. Johnson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Redmond saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lance Burt, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Cavin Bowmer also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Redmond pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Kentwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Kentwood came up short against Redmond when the teams last played back in March of 2019, falling 5-0. Can the Conquerors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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