Baseball Preview: New Castle Trojans vs. Centerville Bulldogs
New Castle has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Centerville Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. New Castle will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
New Castle is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 17-1 margin over Tri on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The team relied heavily on Carson Bane, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Landon Semler was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Centerville beat Richmond 5-1 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Centerville.
Luke Basler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Basler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Basler wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grady Blake, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
New Castle's win bumped their record up to 5-20. As for Centerville, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
New Castle came out on top in a nail-biter against Centerville in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 9-8. Will New Castle repeat their success, or does Centerville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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