DUBUQUE - Sammy Lizarraga pitched a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts Friday as third-ranked Kennedy blanked Dubuque Senior, 5-0, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader in Dubuque.

Dubuque Senior won the second game, 9-6.

Derek Jacobus had two hits for Kennedy in the first game. Zach Daniels had three hits and Ben Sass had two RBIs in the second game.

Game 1

Kennedy         020 012 0 - 5 6 2
Dubuque Senior  000 000 0 - 0 3 3

Game 2

Kennedy         211 101 0 - 6 7 1
Dubuque Senior  111 222 x - 9 12 3