The New Castle Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Shelbyville Golden Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Castle has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Shelbyville will come in with three straight victories.
Fishers hit New Castle with a six-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Trojans lost 12-2 to the Tigers.
New Castle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gannon Harris, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville beat Hamilton Heights 6-2 on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Gavyn Fisher, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Shelbyville pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for New Castle, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
New Castle might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Shelbyville in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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