New Castle lost against Hopewell back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The New Castle Hurricanes fell just short of the Hopewell Vikings by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that New Castle has lost by just one run.
New Castle got a good showing from Dominick Mrozek, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, New Castle saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JT Warren, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Phillip Laurenza was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for New Castle and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Hopewell, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
New Castle will head out on the road to square off against Beaver at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last six games New Castle has played (dating back to last season) have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Hopewell, they will be playing at home against Keystone Oaks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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