For the second straight game, Steele will face off against United South. The Knights will square off against the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Steele 3.1, United South 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Steele heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell just short of United South by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Knights have suffered since March 11th.
For United South's part, not much got past Juan P Briseno, who gave up just a hit and racked up six Ks to keep Steele off the board. Briseno has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, United South saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oscar Rodriguez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Rodriguez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
United South is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Steele, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9-4.
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