The Kennedy Fighting Irish will face off against the St. Paul Swordsmen at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kennedy: 3.5, St. Paul: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Kennedy's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Century hitters got past them. Kennedy lost 11-0 to Century on Monday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Fighting Irish were not able to get on the board.
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Kennedy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Vasquez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases. The dominant performance gave Vasquez a new career-high in stolen bases. Carlos Tapia also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Paul fell victim to Bishop Amat and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Lancers, falling 7-0. The Swordsmen have struggled against the Lancers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meetings.
This is the second loss in a row for Kennedy and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for St. Paul, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Kennedy skirted past St. Paul 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does Kennedy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Paul turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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