Antelope Valley hasn't had much luck against Knight recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Antelopes will head out to challenge the Hawks at 3:15 p.m. Antelope Valley has given up an average of 13.4 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Antelope Valley is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game on Friday. They came up short against Lancaster, falling 16-1.
Antelope Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Beau Glover, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Knight, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past Eastside 10-1 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Hawks needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Giovanni Gonzalez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has become a key player for Knight: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 5-12 otherwise. Gonzalez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Phillip Escobar and Santiago Mendoza did most of the damage at the plate: Escobar went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Mendoza went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those three hits gave Escobar a new career-high. Jonathan Tiznado also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Knight always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastside only posted an OBP of .355.
Knight's record is now 7-13. As for Antelope Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
Antelope Valley suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Knight in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Antelopes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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