Softball Recap: Castle Knights vs. Evansville North Huskies
Castle waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Evansville North Huskies. This was payback for Castle, who suffered an 8-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Sadie Winsett made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Winsett has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Winsett was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Aleyna Quinn and Dylan Geil did most of the damage at the plate: Quinn went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Geil went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Baker, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Evansville North's side, they got a good showing from Isabelle Davenport, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Ripley Anderson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jinnis Gerth, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Castle is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Evansville North, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Castle will head out on the road to square off against Madisonville-North Hopkins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Castle is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. As for Evansville North, they will take on Vincennes Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Evansville North is facing Vincennes Lincoln at the right time seeing as Vincennes Lincoln is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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