Danville lost against Knox Central on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Danville Admirals took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knox Central Panthers. Danville has not had much luck with Knox Central recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Danville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fox Spears, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Knox Central's side, Zack Carrol tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Knox Central let Hayden Melton and Austin Bargo loose on the outfield. Melton scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Bargo scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jeffrey Ketcham, who scored a run and stole a base.
Danville's defeat dropped their record down to 14-20. As for Knox Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Danville will play host again on Monday to welcome Southwestern, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Knox Central, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Harlan at 6:00 p.m. Knox Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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