Greencastle has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Southmont Mounties at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Greencastle's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Southmont's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
In what's become a running theme this season, Greencastle gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Riverton Parke as Greencastle made off with a 10-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Greencastle considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Sam Gooch and Nathan Sutherlin were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Gooch pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Sutherlin pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Gooch has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Gooch scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Sutherlin scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Greencastle let Ashton Dayhuff and Trevin Long loose on the outfield. Dayhuff scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Long scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Connor Sullivan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Sheridan by a score of 5-4.
Greencastle is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Southmont, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Greencastle took their win against Southmont in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 22-6. Will Greencastle repeat their success, or does Southmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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