The Knights have scored at least 13 runs in five of their last seven games. 7:00 am, Jun. 2, 2021 ×
Knights pitcher Jillian Pulkrabek (center) talks with relief pitcher Reagan Fontaine (second from right) as Fontaine prepares to take the mound in the latter innings of a softball game at the Apollo Sports Complex versus crosstown rival Red River High School on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Nick Nelson / Grand Forks HeraldNick Nelson / Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks Central softball players and first-year head coach Brittany Baker were asked why this Knights team surged late in the year.
The answers were less about offense or defense and more about a collective drive to change a negative narrative about the Knights program.