New Castle extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 4-12 in the process. They came up short against the Shaler Area Titans, falling 14-3. The Hurricanes were not able to make up for their defeat to the Titans from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
New Castle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phil Laurenza, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI. Domenick Filippone also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
As for Shaler Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Considering they have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
On Shaler Area's side, Dante Deleonibus looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Brendan Fitzgerald and Kaleb Jockel did most of the damage at the plate: Fitzgerald went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Jockel went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three hits gave Jockel a new career-high. Colby Mcguire was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
While New Castle had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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