After a string of six wins, Evansville Memorial's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs they have scored all season.
Brianna Canaan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Castle's side, Giovanna (Gigi) Lynch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Castle's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aleyna Quinn, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Evansville Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Castle, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Evansville Memorial will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Evansville Mater Dei at 5:00 p.m. Evansville Memorial will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Castle, they will head out on the road to face off against Evansville Harrison at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Castle's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Evansville Harrison's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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