Baseball Recap: Shady Side Academy snaps three-game streak of wins at home

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 1:19pm

Baseball Recap: Shady Side Academy Bulldogs vs. Knoch Knights

Shady Side Academy lost against Knoch back in May of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Shady Side Academy Bulldogs fell 5-1 to the Knoch Knights. Shady Side Academy has struggled against Knoch recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

For Knoch's part, Cody Stull spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. That earned run was his first of the 2024 season.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Logan Cypher, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and a triple.

Shady Side Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8. As for Knoch, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-8.

Shady Side Academy will head out on the road to take on Derry at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Derry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Knoch, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Seton LaSalle at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Seton LaSalle is coming into the match with seven straight victories on the road, so Knoch will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.

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