Castle has won three straight games at home, while Barr-Reeve has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Knights will host the Vikings at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Castle proved they can win big last Monday (they won by seven) and last Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Boonville 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since April 14th.
Castle saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danielle Neel, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double. That double was Neel's first of the season.
Castle hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Barr-Reeve hadn't done well against Southridge recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Vikings narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Raiders 3-2.
Castle's victory bumped their record up to 20-4-1. As for Barr-Reeve, their win bumped their record up to 21-1.
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