New Castle and Shelbyville are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The New Castle Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shelbyville Golden Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: New Castle has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Shelbyville will arrive with four straight wins.
Things were looking good for New Castle after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 8-2 to Mt. Vernon.
New Castle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Hancock, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, New Castle didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their tenth loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville beat Yorktown 11-6 on Wednesday.
Gavyn Fisher was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Fisher was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Grantland Fitzgerald was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Shelbyville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
New Castle might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Shelbyville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can New Castle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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