Softball Preview: Knightstown Panthers vs. Winchester Community Golden Falcons
The Knightstown Panthers will be playing at home against the Winchester Community Golden Falcons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Knightstown will be strutting in after a victory while Winchester Community will be coming in after a defeat.
Knightstown took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Decatur a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Knightstown needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
The team relied heavily on Brooke Miller, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalyn Kopp, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Winchester Community finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to Daleville.
Winchester Community saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Campbell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Knightstown's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11. As for Winchester Community, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Knightstown has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Winchester Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Knightstown's way against Winchester Community when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Knightstown made off with an 8-2 victory. Will Knightstown repeat their success, or does Winchester Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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