After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Henderson County, Castle was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Evansville Memorial Tigers 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Castle, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Giovanna (Gigi) Lynch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Castle saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aleyna Quinn, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
On Evansville Memorial's side, Brianna Canaan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
Castle has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Evansville Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Castle will head out on the road to take on Evansville Harrison at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Evansville Harrison: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Castle has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. Evansville Memorial will take on Evansville Mater Dei at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evansville Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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