Baseball Game Preview: Kenowa Hills Knights vs. Sparta Spartans

The Kenowa Hills Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Sparta Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Kenowa Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Kenowa Hills is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since May 8th on Thursday. They fell just short of Forest Hills Central by a score of 9-7.

Parker Roerig was cooking despite his team's loss, earning two RBI, one run, and two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Brennan Gustinis, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Sparta came up short against Kenowa Hills on Monday and fell 8-3.

Kenowa Hills' loss dropped their record down to 21-9-1. As for Sparta, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 17-10 record this season.

Kenowa Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Sparta in their previous matchup on Monday, winning 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.