After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pendleton Heights, New Castle was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Richmond Red Devils. That result was just more of the same for these two, as New Castle also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
McKenna Speer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kattie Mathews, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Artaysha Thompson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
New Castle's victory bumped their record up to 7-16. As for Richmond, their loss was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-11-1.
New Castle will take on Knightstown at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Richmond, they will head out on the road to take on Jay County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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