Softball Preview: New Castle Hurricanes vs. Moniteau Warriors
The New Castle Hurricanes will be playing at home against the Moniteau Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
New Castle is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Hopewell by a score of 14-10 on Thursday. With that victory, New Castle brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Olivia Hood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hood was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Gabby Mangieri and Angelina Jay did most of the damage at the plate: Mangieri scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-5, while Jay scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Aycealea Rose was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Moniteau got the win against Clarion-Limestone on Thursday by a conclusive 16-6.
New Castle has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season. As for Moniteau, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-6.
New Castle came out on top in a nail-biter against Moniteau in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 9-7. Will New Castle repeat their success, or does Moniteau have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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