Softball Preview: Castle Knights vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons
The Castle Knights will head out on the road to take on the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Castle is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
On Thursday, Castle was able to grind out a solid win over Evansville North, taking the game 9-4.
Sadie Winsett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. 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 on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Winsett was also big at the plate, 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. Maddie Rose was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Madisonville-North Hopkins fell victim to Apollo and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. Madisonville-North Hopkins has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Castle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their loss dropped their record down to 16-10.
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