Knights
| 04/04/25 vs Conrad | 17-1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Conrad | 18-5 |
| 03/28/25 @ Lincoln | 18-0 |
| 03/26/25 vs Lincoln | 15-0 |
| 03/21/25 @ Carter | 9-1 |
| + 3 more games |
Kimball waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Everything went their way against the Conrad Chargers as they made off with a 17-1 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 18-5 last Tuesday.
JuanDiego Perez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Kimball got a massive performance out of Emiliano Maldonado, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Maldonado is becoming a predictor of the Knights' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Joel Renteria, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Kimball kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in six consecutive contests.
Kimball pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Conrad, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-10.
Kimball didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 win against North Dallas on the 8th. Conrad has also already played their next matchup (against Lincoln), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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