Knightstown and Hagerstown are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Knightstown Panthers will face off against the Hagerstown Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Knightstown will be strutting in after a victory while Hagerstown will be coming in after a defeat.
If Knightstown beats Hagerstown with seven runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Knightstown won by a run and slipped past Union City 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Knightstown.
Dallas Bramell was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hagerstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 7-2 to Cascade.
Hagerstown saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayne Ervin, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Hagerstown didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cascade only tossed five.
Knightstown pushed their record up to 14-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hagerstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Knightstown has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Hagerstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Knightstown came out on top in a nail-biter against Hagerstown in their previous meeting on May 2nd, sneaking past 7-5. Will Knightstown repeat their success, or does Hagerstown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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