Knight had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 7-14 to make it five. They lost 14-2 to the Lancaster Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-3 on Wednesday.
As for Lancaster, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-10. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Lancaster's part, they got a massive performance out of Payton Gaitan, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Gaitan has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Wood, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Coming up, Knight will venture away from home to face off against Littlerock at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Lobos have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.45 runs per game on average), something the Hawks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lancaster, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Vasquez at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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