New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of the Greenfield-Central Cougars by a score of 6-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to New Castle of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Brayden Hancock made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
On Greenfield-Central's side, Landon Brooks looked comfortable as he struck out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Jacob Welch and Zander Cobb did most of the damage at the plate: Welch scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Cobb scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Johnson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Greenfield-Central, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat New Castle by a score of 10-0.
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