The Lindsay Knights will challenge the North Hopkins Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lindsay will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Saturday, then bounced right back against Pilot Point last Monday. Lindsay was the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over Pilot Point.
Caleb Franco
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Caleb Franco was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Franco was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Casen Williford was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Two bases. while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Ice, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Lindsay was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pilot Point only posted a batting average of .259.
Meanwhile, North Hopkins waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three games by eight runs or more so far this season.
North Hopkins pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lindsay, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Lindsay took their victory against North Hopkins in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 10-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lindsay since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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