Evansville North is 2-8 against Castle since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Evansville North Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Castle Knights at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, Evansville North got the win against Evansville Harrison by a conclusive 14-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Evansville North.
Jessica Sisson looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jinnis Gerth was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and a double while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Jones, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Castle gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Evansville Harrison 26-2. Castle's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Castle also got a great performance from Giovanna (Gigi) Lynch as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aubrey Baker, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and five RBI. Lydia Stowe was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
The victory got Evansville North back to even at 11-11. As for Castle, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-5.
Evansville North skirted past Castle 8-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Evansville North repeat their success, or does Castle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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