Baseball Recap: Knightstown Beats North Decatur for Their Third Straight Victory

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

05/10/25 @ Union County	20
06/02/25 vs North Decatur	17
05/10/25 @ Union County	16
04/24/25 @ Cowan	16
04/21/25 vs Morristown	16

Knightstown had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on the North Decatur Chargers with a sharp 24-7 victory on Monday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 19 contests by seven runs or more this season.

Kelton Weaver was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Daves, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Knightstown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

The win (which was Knightstown's third in a row) raised their record to 23-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for North Decatur, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-10.

As of now, neither Knightstown nor the Chargers have any future games scheduled.