After flying high against Evansville Harrison last Monday, Evansville North came back down to earth. The Evansville North Huskies took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Castle Knights on Thursday. Evansville North was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Castle apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Evansville North got a good showing from Isabelle Davenport, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Davenport has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ripley Anderson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Jinnis Gerth was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Castle's side, Sadie Winsett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Winsett was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Castle let Aleyna Quinn and Dylan Geil loose on the outfield. Quinn went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Geil went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Baker, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Evansville North now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Castle, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-5.
Evansville North is on the road again on Friday to play Vincennes Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. Evansville North is facing Vincennes Lincoln at the right time seeing as Vincennes Lincoln is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Castle, they will head out on the road to face off against Madisonville-North Hopkins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Castle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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