Caston put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past the Triton Trojans 14-1. The victory was familiar territory for Caston who now have seven in a row.
Addison Zimpleman made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Zimpleman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Zimpleman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Caston got a big performance out of Alexa Finke, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Madi Douglass, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Caston is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Triton, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Caston will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Pioneer at 5:00 p.m. Caston's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Pioneer's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Triton, they will head out on the road to challenge North Judson-San Pierre at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. North Judson-San Pierre is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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