North Judson-San Pierre lost against Knox back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The North Judson-San Pierre Bluejays lost 9-2 to the Knox Redskins. That's two games in a row now that North Judson-San Pierre has lost by exactly seven runs.
North Judson-San Pierre saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Virginia Chambers, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Knox's side, Bethany Barnes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. Barnes has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kiana Doolittle, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Karleigh Friedrich, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for North Judson-San Pierre and nudges their season record down to 8-8. As for Knox, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
North Judson-San Pierre will be playing in front of their home fans against Culver Community at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Judson-San Pierre is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Knox, they will head out on the road to face off against Kankakee Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kankakee Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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