Pendleton Heights won the last time they faced New Castle, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Pendleton Heights Arabians came out on top against the New Castle Trojans by a score of 8-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pendleton Heights.
Pendleton Heights got a great performance from Jacob Garner as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Jameson Walford relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rylan Keesling, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ty Frakes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On New Castle's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayce Herran, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Pendleton Heights' win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for New Castle, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Pendleton Heights will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lakota East at 1:00 p.m. As for New Castle, they will head out on the road to square off against Greenfield-Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Castle and Greenfield-Central are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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