Mackenzie Knowles was dynamite on Wednesday, striking out seven batters over eight innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her seventh in a row with two or fewer walks. On the year, she has been strong no matter where she plays. On the mound, she has an ERA of 4.02 over 56.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat she has slashed 0.361/0.385/0.778 with 9 runs.
Coming up, Knowles and Deer Creek-Mackinaw will head out to challenge Brimfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Chiefs will be headed into this one with a sizable disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 210 places lower in Illinois), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Knowles? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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