The Cowan Blackhawks will face off against the Knightstown Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Knightstown took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cowan, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Cowan needed a bit of extra time to put away Monroe Central. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Golden Bears. The Blackhawks haven't had any issues with the Golden Bears recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Savannah Hall was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over eight innings pitched. Hall was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Bryleigh Hiatt and Taylor Young did most of the damage at the plate: Hiatt went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Young went 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Candice Matson, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Cowan kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monroe Central only managed two hits.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Knightstown was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 12-1 to Lapel. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost nine in a row.
Cowan pushed their record up to 4-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Knightstown, they now also have a losing record of 4-5.
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