CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Before last night, the Kenwood High School baseball program hadn’t won a game in 704 days. That streak came to an end Thursday, as senior Marvin Wares hit a walk-off two-run home run to clinch a 6-4 victory over Hunters Lane.
“Our boys truly deserved the win. We were in fight or flight mode last year,” said Knights head coach Branden Higginson. “This year, we were able to prepare, and because of that, we’ve completely redone our field, which we couldn’t play at home last year, our inventory of team gear, where we didn’t have any full sets of jerseys, and so much more to get to a better place for our kids. We only have three kids who have been here all four years, and to be able to show them that they can win and change the program has been the best part of this win.”
Higginson believes this can be a jumping-off point to turn the Knights baseball program around.
“It’s been a long time coming for our team,” said Higginson. “We have some very coachable young men that want to change our program. Our coaches believe in our goal and have been pushing our players to change their mentality and effort every day.”
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