The North County Knights will challenge the Perryville Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Perryville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on North County, who comes in off a win.
North County took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Westminster, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Knights came out on top in a nail-biter against the Owls on Wednesday, sneaking past 4-3.
North County's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan O'Neil, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Perryville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Rising Sun. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
North County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Perryville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
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