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| 04/30/25 - Home | 18-1 W |
| 05/21/24 - Neutral | 11-1 W |
| 04/25/24 - Away | 7-2 W |
| 04/26/23 - Home | 9-3 W |
| 04/28/22 - Away | 15-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Castle has gone 9-1 against Evansville Reitz recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Knights will take on the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Castle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Castle is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Tecumseh just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Braves, falling 6-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Castle saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Bruggenschmidt, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Evansville Reitz made sure to put some runs up on the board against Vincennes Lincoln on Thursday. The Panthers walked away with an 11-6 victory over the Alices. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Alices recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Ella Ellerbrook spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kinley Miller, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most hits she has posted over her last ten contests. Another player making a difference was Sadey Jones, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
The victory got Evansville Reitz back to even at 12-12. As for Castle, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
Everything went Castle's way against Evansville Reitz in their previous matchup back in April, as Castle made off with an 18-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
