Greenfield-Central won the last time they faced New Castle, and things went their way on Friday too. The Greenfield-Central Cougars had just enough and edged the New Castle Trojans out 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Greenfield-Central.
Landon Brooks looked comfortable as he struck out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Jacob Welch and Zander Cobb did most of the damage at the plate: Welch scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Cobb scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Brady Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On New Castle's side, Brayden Hancock was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
Greenfield-Central pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for New Castle, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Greenfield-Central beat New Castle by a score of 10-0.
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