The New Castle Trojans will square off against the Shenandoah Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither New Castle nor Knightstown made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Trojans lost 9-0 to the Panthers.
New Castle saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caiden Regan, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Shenandoah made sure to put some runs up on the board against Cowan on Thursday. The Raiders blew past the Blackhawks 13-2. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Collin Osenbaugh made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chase Osenbaugh was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Jarrett Helman, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Shenandoah was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cowan only posted a batting average of .160.
New Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Shenandoah, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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