The Knob Noster Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the California Pintos at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Knob Noster has four straight wins, California has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Knob Noster lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Lafayette County, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's match. The Panthers put the hurt on the Huskers with a sharp 16-6 victory on Tuesday. The Panthers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Mason Eames and Wyatt Brand did most of the damage at the plate: Eames went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Brand went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that Brand has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Oliver Defenbaugh, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, California didn't have quite enough to beat Boonville on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Knob Noster pushed their record up to 14-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for California, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
Knob Noster couldn't quite get it done against California in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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