Baseball Game Preview: Reading Red KNights vs. Daniel Boone Blazers

Reading hasn't had much luck against Daniel Boone recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Red KNights will welcome the Blazers at 6:00 p.m. Reading has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Things were looking good for Reading after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Garden Spot, falling 11-5. The Red KNights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Janser Paredes

Runs

04/17/25 vs Garden Spot	2
04/09/25 @ Conrad Weiser	2
03/24/25 @ Harrisburg	2
03/15/25 vs William Penn	2
04/14/25 vs Fleetwood	1

Janser Paredes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Reading is 3-1 when Paredes posts two or more runs, but 0-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Christopher Disla, who went 2-for-3 with one double.

Meanwhile, Daniel Boone didn't have quite enough to beat Cedar Crest on Thursday and fell 4-3.

Anthony Manogue was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Daniel Boone saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Pence, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Reading's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Daniel Boone, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.

Reading might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Daniel Boone when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Red KNights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.