The New Castle Hurricanes will head out on the road to face off against the Beaver Bobcats at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but New Castle had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Hopewell. That's two games in a row now that New Castle has lost by just one run.
New Castle got a good showing from Dominick Mrozek, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, JT Warren made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Phillip Laurenza was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Beaver was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. Their tough 6-0 loss to Indiana might stick with them for a while.
This is the second loss in a row for New Castle and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Beaver, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
New Castle came up short against Beaver in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 5-1. Thankfully for New Castle, Jack Ray (who struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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