Baseball Recap: New Castle Comes Up Short

New Castle came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Yorktown Tigers by a score of 8-6 on Wednesday. The Trojans have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Brayden Hancock was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs. Jayden Sticco was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.

New Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Yorktown, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Castle will host Hagerstown at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Yorktown, they will be playing at home against Northeastern at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season.