Lexington hasn't had much luck against Knob Noster recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Minutemen will challenge the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lexington fell victim to Richmond and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Spartans. The Minutemen just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, Knob Noster didn't have quite enough to beat Boonville on Friday and fell 3-1.
Knob Noster saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade Cantrell, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Avery Jackson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Knob Noster, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.
Lexington might still be hurting after the 15-3 loss they got from Knob Noster in their previous meeting on April 10th. Can the Minutemen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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