New Castle has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Richmond Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
New Castle is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Pendleton Heights on Tuesday. They lost 14-0 to the Arabians. The loss continues a trend for New Castle in their matchups with Pendleton Heights: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Richmond was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 15-2 to Hamilton Southeastern.
Richmond saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee Brown, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Richmond, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
New Castle took their win against Richmond when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Castle since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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