The Robinson Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Gaither Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gaither took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Robinson, who comes in off a win.
Robinson gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Chamberlain with a sharp 12-5 win. With that victory, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Santiago Rojas looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Samuel Hyman
| 02/22/25 @ Chamberlain | 3 |
| 02/22/24 vs Blake | 2 |
| 02/20/25 vs Blake | 1 |
| 02/13/25 @ Lennard | 1 |
| 02/11/25 vs Hillsborough | 1 |
On the hitting side, Samuel Hyman was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Brady Capps also deserves some recognition as he hit his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Gaither was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newsome. The game marked the first time this season in which the Cowboys were not able to get on the board.
Gaither saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Mirza, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
The win made it two in a row for Robinson and bumps their season record up to 4-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only 4.67 in the others. As for Gaither, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Robinson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Gaither struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Robinson came up short against Gaither when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 6-1. Can Robinson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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