The Knippa Crushers will venture away from home to face off against the Three Rivers Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Knippa has given up an average of 9.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Knippa is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against D'Hanis on Friday. They came up short against the Cowboys, falling 17-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Crushers were not able to get on the board.
Memphis G
| 03/14/25 @ D'Hanis | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Menard | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Our Lady of the Hills | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ La Pryor | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Center Point | 1 |
Knippa saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Memphis G, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. G is becoming a predictor of Knippa's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Three Rivers made easy work of Charlotte on Friday and carried off a 12-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Lathan Meyer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Three Rivers let James Contreras and Evin Sheppard run wild. Contreras went 3-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one double, while Sheppard scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The dominant performance gave Contreras a new career-high in hits. Xavier Carranza was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-5.
Three Rivers kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlotte only managed three hits.
The victory made it two in a row for Three Rivers and bumps their season record up to 7-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.5 runs. As for Knippa, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-5.
