Castle had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top against the Penn Kingsmen by a score of 9-4. This was payback for Castle, who suffered a 7-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Giovanna (gigi) Lynch tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Castle let Emma Bruggenschmidt and Aubrey Baker loose on the outfield. Bruggenschmidt scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Baker scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aleyna Quinn, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Penn's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Zachary, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Penn didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Castle only tossed five.
Castle pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs per game. As for Penn, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Castle will challenge Pike Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Castle's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Pike Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Penn, they will take on Fishers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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