New Castle and Lapel are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The New Castle Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Lapel Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
New Castle lost 11-3 to Yorktown on Saturday. New Castle has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Castle saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arrin Murray, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Lapel scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Tipton a 20-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Lapel, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Kai Newman was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Newman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Newman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two triples and five RBI.
In other batting news, Camden Novak was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Landon Brown, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Lapel, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
New Castle suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Lapel in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can New Castle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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