Evansville North is 2-8 against Castle since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Evansville North Huskies will square off against the Castle Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Evansville North sitting on five straight wins and Castle on ten.
Evansville North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over Evansville Harrison.
Ripley Anderson was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Anderson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Evansville North got a massive performance out of McKenna English, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gracie Bowden, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Castle put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Evansville Reitz as Castle made off with an 11-1 victory.
Castle let Dylan Geil and Emma Bruggenschmidt loose on the outfield. Geil went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double, while Bruggenschmidt went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. Maddie Rose was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Evansville North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Castle, their win bumped their record up to 26-5.
Thursday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Evansville North hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .337. However, it's not like Castle struggles in that department as they've averaged .403. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Evansville North came up short against Castle in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Castle's Sadie Winsett, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Now that Evansville North knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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