The Connersville Spartans will challenge the New Castle Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Connersville and five for New Castle.
On Thursday, Connersville didn't have quite enough to beat South Dearborn and fell 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by just one run.
Aaron Kidd was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Parker Flanigan
| 05/05/25 vs Rushville | 4 |
| 05/08/25 @ Rushville | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Union County | 3 |
| 05/15/25 @ South Dearborn | 2 |
| 04/26/25 vs Anderson | 2 |
| + 14 more games |
In other batting news, Parker Flanigan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Connersville is 6-2 when Flanigan posts two or more runs, but 5-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kolton DeBoard, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, New Castle came up short against Shelbyville on Thursday and fell 6-2.
New Castle saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arrin Murray, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Connersville now has a losing record of 11-12. As for New Castle, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.
Connersville skirted past New Castle 3-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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