For the second time in three nights, the class 4A #10 Knoxville Softball Squad will play a fellow Marion County opponent. Tonight is a trip to Eagle Lane at Pella Chrstian. The Panthers are coming off a win over Pella in the Red Rock Rivalry on Tuesday night where they walked off the game with a walk in the bottom of the 7th to win two/one. While Pella Christian has been struggling lately, Panthers Coach Carla Smith knows the rough and tumble Little Hawkeye Conference will have the Eagles ready to face the Panthers. She adds the emphasis is now to get runners around and score.

Smith: “We have struggled recently on our hitting and popping up. We’ve had runners on, and we haven’t had six its in a row but our on base percentage has grown and that gives us a chance to get runners home.”

Listen to live coverage on 95.3 KNIA beginning with the pregame show at 7:00.