Knights
| 04/11/25 @ North Dallas | 6-8 |
| 04/08/25 vs North Dallas | 3-2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Conrad | 17-1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Conrad | 18-5 |
| 03/28/25 @ Lincoln | 18-0 |
Kimball dropped their record down to 13-9 on Friday, which also ended the team's nine-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the North Dallas Bulldogs by a score of 8-6. The Knights were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Aaron Lopez put in work no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Angel Campos made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Lorenzo Zamarripa was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
As for North Dallas, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
On North Dallas' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenyerberht Jos? Olivier Rivas, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Olivier Rivas is becoming a predictor of the Bulldogs' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-8 when he doesn't).
Kimball wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-4 loss against Pinkston on the 15th. As for North Dallas, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-1 victory against Lincoln on the 15th.
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