The Egyptian Pharaohs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Agape Christian Knights at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Egyptian lost 13-3 to Shawnee on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Egyptian has lost by exactly ten runs.
Brandon Plott was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Plott has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Plott was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
Plott wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Xander Beene, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Agape Christian lost 13-7 to Gallatin County on Friday. Agape Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Egyptian dropped their record down to 1-10 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Agape Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
Egyptian suffered a grim 20-6 defeat to Agape Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Egyptian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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