Ciara Heffon and Jadyn Streigle combined for a two hit shutout that propelled the class 4A #14 Knoxville Softball Squad to a 4-0 win over Albia on Wednesday night as heard live on 95.3 KNIA. The Panthers were able to get on the board in the first with an Ashlyn Finarty RBI single. The Panthers would add another run in the 4h helped out by two Albia errors then the final knockout punch was delivered by Finarty.

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Heffron and Streigle would do the rest, combining to strike out nine Albia batters and issue just two walks. Coach Carla Smith tells KNIA/KRLS Sports it is fun to watch her pitching staff no matter who is in the circle.

Smith: “We’re doing a great job of moving the ball around, and we’re constantly getting 3-4 innings from everyone, and our offense is getting opportunities to put the ball in play.”

Emma Dunkin also had a big bat going 3/3 and scoring three of the four Knoxville runs. The Panthers are now 7-1 and head to Davis County tonight.

The Knoxville Baseball Squad fell to Albia on Wednesday night 3-1. The Panthers only had four hits on the night and Coach Turner Devore says that number has to increase for his team to win games. Knoxville is now 7-5 on the season and will have an unusual day of activity today. First off the Panthers will head to Oskaloosa to finish off a game that was suspended due to rain, after that, Knoxville will head to Davis County for a makeup from another rain out which is scheduled to start at 7:30