KNIGHTS RALLY TO CLAIM GAME 1 WIN: For a team that has staked its claim to team history with dominant pitching, the Knights (23-8-1) were saved Thursday night by clutch hitting in the form of two late two-run knocks that turned a late deficit into a come-from-behind playoff victory. Trailing by four runs in the decisive bottom of the sixth, Sam Stevens blasted a two-run double to tie the game, and Pablo Lopez stroked a two-run single to provide the game-winning runs in the Knights’ eventual 13-11 victory. It’s not very often you allow a nine-run inning and exit the dugout with a win, but that’s exactly what happened Thursday night at Northwest Park as the never-say-die Knights survived a roller coaster game to take Game 1 of their best-of-three bi-district playoff series against Georgetown East View (15-16). The Knights led 5-1 after four then allowed the Patriots nine runs in the top of the fifth as East View took a 10-5 lead midway through the inning. The Patriots still led 11-7 w...