Baseball Preview: Castle Knights vs. Jasper Wildcats
Castle and Jasper are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Castle Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Jasper Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Castle: 3.6, Jasper: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Castle took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Bloomington South by a score of 13-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Castle considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Jasper came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Bears.
Castle pushed their record up to 12-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Jasper, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Castle beat Jasper 4-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Castle since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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