The Frankton Eagles will venture away from home to take on the New Castle Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Frankton has six straight wins, New Castle has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Frankton was able to grind out a solid victory over Northfield, taking the game 13-9. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Caine Oakley, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in May of 2025. Finn Cress also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Connersville hit New Castle with a four-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Trojans fell 7-4 to the Spartans.
Cameron Hastings was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Hastings was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Hastings wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caiden Ragan, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Frankton, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Everything went Frankton's way against New Castle when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Frankton made off with a 24-6 win. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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