Knights
| 05/12/25 @ Heritage Hills | 7-2 |
| 05/09/25 @ Vincennes Lincoln | 12-8 |
| 05/06/25 @ Evansville Memorial | 13-1 |
Heritage Hills typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Castle proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Patriots. The victory was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on three straight.
Ella Pickard was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Mati Hughes, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Castle kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.
Castle's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-11. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-6.
Coming up, Castle will welcome Boonville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Heritage Hills, they will venture away from home to square off against Forest Park at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rangers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.2 runs per game on average), something the Patriots will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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