The Knightdale Knights will face off against the Smithfield-Selma Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Knightdale came up short against Wakefield and fell 6-3. The Knights have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Knightdale saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maximo Jimenez, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
West Johnston hit Smithfield-Selma with a four-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans lost 8-1 to the Wildcats. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly seven runs.
Knightdale's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Smithfield-Selma, their defeat was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-20.
Knightdale took their victory against Smithfield-Selma in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 17-6 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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