It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Knightstown had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Northeastern Knights by a score of 4-1. Winning may never get old, but Knightstown sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Brayden McDaniel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Braylon Johnson was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3.
On Northeastern's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Logan White gave up four earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Northeastern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Seal, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Knightstown is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Northeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 16-10.
Knightstown will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Shenandoah at 1:00 p.m. Shenandoah is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. Northeastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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