CONWAY — With the playoffs on the horizon, the Kennett High baseball team is playing its best ball of the season. The Eagles swept a home-and-home series from previously undefeated Laconia last week, winning 11-5 in Laconia on May 17, and then 6-2 at Coach Robert Burns Sr. Varsity Baseball Field on Wednesday.
The wins lifted the Eagles to 5-4 with three games canceled due to COVID-19 in Division II.
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