The Kuemper Catholic Knights ripped off four straight hits to start the game and scored four runs in the first inning against Atlantic on Wednesday night. The Trojans never got their bats to respond and the Knights ended up coming away with a 7-0 victory. Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann gave credit to the Knights for playing well.

Zoey Kirchhoff took the loss in the circle giving up all 7 runs on 7 hits. Riley Wood pitched four innings of scoreless relief. Coach Hinzmann liked the way she stepped in and played well.

Myli Schaefer gave up only 4 Atlantic hits and went the distance in the shutout for the Knights. Kaylie Dierckson had a phenomenal defensive game with a number of extended grabs at third base. Coach Hinzmann said it’s been a wild conference race so far.

Kuemper improved to 8-7 on the season. Atlantic falls to 7-5 and will be back at it on Thursday with a road trip to face Lewis Central.