The Knightstown Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Hagerstown Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Knightstown comes in on four and Hagerstown on 16.
Knightstown can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Daleville with a sharp 9-2 win.
Bryce Gorman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Gorman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brock Loveall was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Travis Louks was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hagerstown can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Northeastern a 10-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Kaagen Kendall's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Tracy, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Walter, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Knightstown's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Hagerstown, their record is now 16-0.
Knightstown came out on top in a nail-biter against Hagerstown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hagerstown's Quaid Mull, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Knightstown to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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