The Knightstown Panthers will challenge the Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Knightstown lost 14-1 to Frankton two weeks ago.
Knightstown saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lanee Swindell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory). They put the hurt on Indianapolis Scecina Memorial with a sharp 20-5 victory on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Braves.
Georgie Kelich made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with four runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she hit this season.
In other batting news, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory got a big performance out of Lila Epstein, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Epstein also put up a double, which was her first of the season. Danica Geyer was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Knightstown's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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