Knight is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Antelope Valley a nine-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Knight Hawks will be playing at home against the Antelope Valley Antelopes at 3:15 p.m. Knight will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Knight is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Antelope Valley a 12-0 shutout on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Phillip Escobar made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Jose Garcia was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Those triples marked the first that he hit this season. Ryan Gonzalez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-2.
Knight hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Antelope Valley struck out ten times.
Knight's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Antelope Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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