Knightstown lost against Shenandoah back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Knightstown Panthers took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shenandoah Raiders. Knightstown has struggled against Shenandoah recently, as their game on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Travis Louks was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Shenandoah's side, Collin Osenbaugh made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Osenbaugh was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aiden Coffey was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Garrett May, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Knightstown's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7. As for Shenandoah, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Knightstown will be playing in front of their home fans against Irvington Preparatory Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Irvington Preparatory Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six contests. As for Shenandoah, they will head out on the road to face off against Alexandria-Monroe at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Alexandria-Monroe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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