The Castle Knights will challenge the Evansville Central Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Castle will be strutting in after a win while Evansville Central will be coming in after a loss.
Castle took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Jasper 9-1. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Evansville Central came up short against North Posey on Wednesday, falling 15-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost six in a row.
Hunter Broshears made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Castle is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Evansville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Castle beat Evansville Central 10-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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