Knightstown waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hagerstown Tigers 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Knightstown also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Travis Louks was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jadyn Page, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Hagerstown's side, Kayne Ervin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Beaty, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Knightstown pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hagerstown, their defeat ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-1.
Knightstown will take on Union County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Knightstown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season. As for Hagerstown, they will head out on the road to challenge Jay County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hagerstown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Jay County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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