The Union City Indians will face off against the Knightstown Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Union City has given up an average of 15.5 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Union City is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Centerville on Wednesday. They lost 16-2 to the Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Jayson Connor
| 05/13/26 vs Centerville | 2 |
| 05/12/26 @ Cambridge City Lincoln | 3 |
| 05/09/26 vs Randolph Southern | 2 |
Jayson Connor made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Knightstown got themselves on the board against Irvington Preparatory Academy on Tuesday, but Irvington Preparatory Academy never followed suit. They put the hurt on Irvington Preparatory Academy with a sharp 10-0 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.
K Weaver made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Weaver was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, J Daves and C Bonham did most of the damage at the plate: Daves went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Bonham went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Bonham a new career-high. Another player making a difference was B Marrow, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Knightstown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Union City, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Union City might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Knightstown when the teams last played back in May of 2025. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
