The Knightdale Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Broughton Capitals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Knightdale is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season last Monday. They came up short against Enloe, falling 26-4.
Meanwhile, Broughton won against Cary on Friday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Everything went Broughton's way against Rolesville as Broughton made off with a 15-5 win. With that victory, the Capitals brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Avery Troxell was a standout: she fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Lucy Bertram, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Broughton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rolesville only posted a batting average of .188.
The win got Broughton back to even at 3-3. As for Knightdale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Knightdale suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Broughton in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Knightdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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