New Castle is 1-9 against Yorktown since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The New Castle Trojans will be playing at home against the Yorktown Tigers at 5:30 p.m.
New Castle's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Jay County on Monday. They lost 19-0 to the Patriots. New Castle has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Yorktown entered their tilt with Noblesville with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They came out on top against the Millers by a score of 5-2 on Monday.
Caitlin Laferney spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anna Rinker, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
New Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Yorktown, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. New Castle has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Yorktown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
New Castle suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Yorktown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for New Castle, Lizzy Willis (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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