The Knoxville Central Bobcats will square off against the Karns Beavers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Knoxville Central's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Karns' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Knoxville Central beat Jefferson County 5-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, Karns had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.1 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over the Cougars. 17 seems to be a good number for the Beavers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Karns pushed their record up to 26-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Knoxville Central, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
Knoxville Central skirted past Karns 1-0 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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