DAVENPORT - The Cedar Rapids Kennedy baseball team finished a tough five-game road trip Tuesday night with a 7-4 victory over Davenport Central at Brady Street Stadium.

The Cougars played five games in four days, all on the road, all against ranked teams and finished with a 3-2 record.

Kennedy (14-4) lost a doubleheader at No.7 Fort Dodge on Saturday, but swept No.8 Dubuque Hempstead on Monday and took care of No.6 Davenport Central on Tuesday.

"I'm very pleased going 3-and-2 over the five games against ranked teams, all on the road," Kennedy Coach Bret Hoyer remarked. "Tonight was very impressive. We are starting to do some pretty good things."

The two losses at Fort Dodge dropped the Cougars from No.1 to No.9 in the Class 4A poll this week.

Adam Lloyd, Austin Benson, Nick Appleget and David Yancey shared the pitching for the Cougars against Davenport Central (9-2). Lloyd got the victory and Yancey notched his fifth save.

Kennedy trailed, 2-1, after three innings, but the Cougars scored four runs in the fourth inning for a 5-2 lead. Matt Maiers, Josh Jahlas, Benson and Terrell Sykes had RBIs in the decisive frame.

Jahlas, Benson and Griffin Michael had two hits for Kennedy. Cody Bell hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to give the Cougars a 7-3 lead.

Austin Christensen went 1-for-2 for Kennedy and is hitting .654 for the season.

KENNEDY (7)
Sykes, 2b, 4 1 1 1, Jacobus, ss, 3 0 0 1, Lizarraga, pr, 0 1 0 0, Christensen, 1b, 2 1 1 0, Michael, dh, 3 1 2 0, Yancey, lf/p, 3 1 0 0, Bell, 3b, 3 1 1 2, Maiers, c, 3 0 1 1, Jahlas, cf, 2 1 2 1, Benson, rf/p, 3 0 2 1, Lloyd, p/lf, 0 0 0 0, Ambrosy, rf, 0 0 0 0, Appleget, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 26 7 10 7.

DAVENPORT CENTRAL (4)
Cendrowski, rf/p, 3 0 2 0, Christensen, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Moe, 3b/rf, 2 1 0 0, Bakeris, ss, 2 0 0 0, Meyer, dh, 3 0 1 0, Franklin, p/3b, 3 0 1 0, Mampre, c, 3 2 2 0, Rauch, cf, 3 1 1 0, Farrell, lf, 1 0 0 0, Hofeldt, 1b, 0 0 0 0. Totals 23 4 7 0.

Kennedy            100 400 2 - 7 10 1
Davenport Central  002 100 1 - 4 7 0

Lloyd, Benson (4), Appleget (6), Yancey (7) and Maiers. Franklin, Cendrowski (5) and Mampre. W - Lloyd. L - Franklin. S - Yancey. 2B - Michael, Bell, Mampre, Rauch. 3B - Sykes. SB - Benson.