Castle is 9-1 against Evansville Reitz since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Castle Knights will take on the Evansville Reitz Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Castle is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
Castle is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Madisonville-North Hopkins (and have done all season long). Castle's pitchers stepped up to hand Madisonville-North Hopkins a 7-0 shutout last Friday.
Giovanna (Gigi) Lynch tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sadie Winsett was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Bruggenschmidt, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Evansville Reitz had no problem doing just that on Monday. They blew past the Bears 11-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Evansville Reitz.
Natalie Dillman looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Kinley Miller was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Alli Bishop was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Castle is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for Evansville Reitz, their win bumped their record up to 16-11.
Castle beat Evansville Reitz 7-2 in their previous matchup back in April. Will Castle repeat their success, or does Evansville Reitz have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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