Sadly, New Castle is still looking for their first win of the season after six contests. They fell victim to a tough 13-0 loss at the hands of the Richmond Red Devils on Saturday. New Castle was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Richmond apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
New Castle saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavyn Whitehead, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
On Richmond's side, Zander Juday and Casey Blevins were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Juday tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Blevins didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Juday scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Blevins went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dustin Moore, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Weston Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Richmond, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
New Castle will head out on the road to face off against Shenandoah at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Shenandoah has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.4 runs per game on average), something New Castle will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Richmond, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Anderson at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Richmond knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Anderson likes a good challenge.
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