Baseball Recap: Knoxville Comes Up Short

Knoxville fell victim to Monmouth United and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Red Storm, falling 6-0. The Blue Bullets have struggled against the Red Storm recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.

Knoxville's loss dropped their record down to 2-22-1. As for Monmouth United, they pushed their record up to 25-4 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.

Coming up, Knoxville will challenge Bushnell-Prairie City at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Monmouth United, they will face off against Kewanee at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Red Storm's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Boilermakers have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.