Knights
| 04/17/25 vs Derry | 8-1 |
| 04/17/25 vs Derry | 10-0 |
| 04/16/25 @ Freeport | 16-1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Greensburg Salem | 2-0 |
| 04/11/25 vs Highlands | 14-1 |
| + 6 more games |
Knoch had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Derry Trojans as they made off with an 8-1 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Marlee Fraser made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Alena Tekely was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Emersyn Jones was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Knoch pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Derry, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Knoch will take on rival Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Derry is set to square off against their familiar foe Indiana at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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