Baseball Recap: Washington Panthers vs. Kaneland Knights
Washington stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on the Kaneland Knights with a sharp 14-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Washington as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Washington got a great performance from Thomas Diederich as he didn't allow a single hit, only two earned runs over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Braden Vanderheydt, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Washington is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Kaneland, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-11.
Washington is on the road again on Saturday to play Plainfield North at 11:00 a.m. Washington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Kaneland, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Harlem at 10:00 a.m.
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