Baseball Game Preview: Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights vs. Goodhue Wildcats

Kenyon-Wanamingo has gone 8-2 against Goodhue recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. The contest will give Kenyon-Wanamingo their first taste of in-conference action this season.

Kenyon-Wanamingo's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Waterville-Elysian-Morristown. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now won three in a row.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Goodhue challenged Lake City on Tuesday. The Wildcats came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 7-3.

Kenyon-Wanamingo's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Goodhue, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-6.

Kenyon-Wanamingo came up short against Goodhue in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 6-1. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.