The Knoch Knights will square off against the Burrell Bucs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Knoch comes in on 15 and Burrell on three.
Knoch barely beat Greensburg Salem the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights put the hurt on the Golden Lions with a sharp 11-1 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 14 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Kaila Purcell spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
McKenna Brailey
| 04/30/25 vs Greensburg Salem | 3 |
| 04/09/25 @ Indiana | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Derry | 1 |
| 04/16/25 @ Freeport | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Greensburg Salem | 1 |
On the hitting side, McKenna Brailey and Lindsey Wise did most of the damage at the plate: Brailey got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double, while Wise went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three runs gave Brailey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lizzie Danik, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Knoch always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
While Burrell didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-5), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged out Deer Lakes 6-5 on Thursday.
Knoch pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Burrell, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
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