Caston waltzed into their match on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Pioneer Panthers. That's more bragging rights for Caston, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Addison Zimpleman made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Zimpleman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Zimpleman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Annie Harsh was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Pioneer's side, Lois Layer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Pioneer saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Beasy, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Caston is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Pioneer, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 17-7.
Caston is on the road again on Monday to play West Central at 5:00 p.m. Caston's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so West Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pioneer, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Kankakee Valley at 7:00 p.m. Pioneer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
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