The Fieldcrest Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn Rockets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Fieldcrest lost 16-5 to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on Friday. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Putnam County typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn proved too difficult a challenge. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 4-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Fieldcrest's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Fieldcrest came out on top in a nail-biter against Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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