The West Mifflin Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Knoch Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. West Mifflin's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Knoch's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
West Mifflin is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Indiana just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Little Indians by a score of 4-2.
Rylie Dobnak spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. Those ten innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, West Mifflin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adilee Salopek, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Knoch entered their tilt with McKeesport with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Tigers two weeks ago.
West Mifflin's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Knoch, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
West Mifflin couldn't quite finish off Knoch when the teams last played on April 3rd and fell 2-0. Can West Mifflin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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