Hagerstown and Knightstown are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Hagerstown Tigers will face off against the Knightstown Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hagerstown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Hagerstown is is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cascade.
Hagerstown saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayne Ervin, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Hagerstown didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cascade only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Knightstown won against Cambridge City Lincoln on Thursday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Knightstown came out on top in a nail-biter against Union City and snuck past 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Knightstown.
The team relied heavily on Dallas Bramell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Hagerstown's defeat dropped their record down to 21-5. As for Knightstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Hagerstown has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Knightstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Hagerstown couldn't quite finish off Knightstown when the teams last played on May 2nd and fell 7-5. Can Hagerstown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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