The North Central Knights will take on the Chesterfield Golden Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. North Central has now lost 13 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 20.
North Central will face Chesterfield after dropping another heartbreaker against Central on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within two of beating them. The Knights came up short against the Eagles, falling 12-0.
Meanwhile, Chesterfield got themselves on the board against Buford on Friday, but Buford never followed suit. They blew past the Yellow Jackets 8-0. The result was nothing new for the Golden Rams, who have now won nine matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Max Gulledge, who gave up just five hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Buford off the board. Gulledge has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Chesterfield saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Adams, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Chesterfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Buford only managed six.
Chesterfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for North Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-20.
North Central suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Chesterfield in their previous meeting back in March of 2025. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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