The Lady Knights played Valley View in a district matchup on Tuesday and came up short by a score of 18-5. We held them to 1 run in innings 1 and 2. In the 3rd inning they hit the gaps well and scored 4 on us. After the 4th inning we were plagued with errors which cost us 6 runs. Offensively, we had bases loaded 2 times and had 8 hits with 5 RBI’s. We scored 2 runs in the 5th inning, 1 in the 6th and added 2 more in the 7th. We hit the ball better against them than we did the last time. I feel better about this going into the playoffs. Here are the stats for the rest of the game.

Madyson McCage-run, double, PO
Allison Hedrick-single, PO
Karsyn Taylor-run, single, 2 RBI, 3 PO
Macie Neu-2 runs, single, double, HR, 2 RBI, PO
Carli Cornelison-PO,3 AST
Olivia Hertel-3 PO
Brianna Craigie-3 PO
Kloe Copeland-run, 2 singles, RBI, 4 PO, 4 AST
Mackenzie Hess-PO

Macie Neu started in the circle facing 19 batters striking out 2, walking 1 and allowing 8 hits on 5 earned runs.
Lindsey King took the loss in the circle facing 29 batters, striking out 1, walking 3, allowing 8 hits on 9 earned runs.

Next action will be on Thursday in Collinsville with the game starting at 5.

JV Lady Knights finished their season with a loss against VV before time expired by a score of 6-7. It puts the Lady Knights with a 10-7 record for the season. These girls have improved so much as the season went on. We have a lot to look forward to in the future. Here are the stats from the game.

Nadia Balthrop-run, triple, RBI
Story Tatum-run, single, 2 PO, 2 AST, SB
Madison Reiter-run, 2 SB
Rachel Metzler-run, triple, RBI, AST, SB
Lauren Colwell-run, triple, SB
Landrie Herr-double, RBI
Macey Ott-PO
Alyssa Eason-run

Madison Reiter took the loss in the circle facing 17 batters, striking out 4, walking 4, and allowing 6 hits on 6 earned runs.