Baseball Preview: Connersville Spartans vs. New Castle Trojans
The Connersville Spartans are on the road again on Friday to play the New Castle Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Connersville's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Knightstown on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 1-0.
Connersville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trot Davidson, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Lapel by a score of 3-2.
Connersville has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for New Castle, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Connersville skirted past New Castle 3-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was New Castle's Max Upcharch, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Connersville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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