Sophomore Zach Daniels pitched a strong game Friday to help the Kennedy Cougars split a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader with Dubuque Senior at the Kennedy field.

Daniels allowed only two hits in six innings as Kennedy won the nightcap, 9-0. David King pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning for the Cougars.

Dubuque Senior won the opener, 6-3.

Andrew Johnson went 2-for-2, scored two runs, drove in three runs and had two stolen bases in the second game for Kennedy (3-7, 2-5). Derek Jacobus also drove in three runs for the Cougars. Brock Skow had two hits.

GAME 2

DUBUQUE SENIOR (0): Janes 3 0 0 0, Blake 3 0 2 0, Clemens 3 0 0 0, Noel 2 0 0 0, Bradley 3 0 0 0, Schueller 3 0 0 0, Troy 2 0 0 0, Hendricks 1 0 0 0, Tyler 1 0 0 0, Grant 2 0 0 0. Totals 23 0 2 0.

KENNEDY (9): Johnson 2 2 2 3, Jacobus 4 1 1 3, Skow 3 1 2 1, Maiers 4 1 1 0, Staton 3 0 0 0, Lizarraga 3 1 0 0, Winders 1 0 0 0, Smetzer 2 1 0 0, Divis 0 0 0 0, Moa 0 1 0 0, Stevens 2 1 0 0, Sass 2 0 0 0, Fifield 1 0 0 0. Totals 27 9 6 7.

Dubuque Senior   000 000 0 - 0 2 4
Kennedy               010 250 0 - 9 6 2

Bradley, Troy (5), Kemp (5). Daniels, King (7). W - Daniels. L - Bradley. 2B - Johnson, Jacobus, Skow. SB - Johnson 2, Maiers, Moa.