The Knoch Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Valley Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Knoch has 13 straight wins, Valley has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Knoch's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Highlands as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 12 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Marlee Fraser's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, McKenna Jones was excellent, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emersyn Jones, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Valley fell victim to Greensburg Salem and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 14-0 to the Golden Lions.
Knoch pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Knoch took their win against Valley in their previous meeting on April 4th by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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