Yorktown has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the New Castle Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Yorktown sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Wapahani.
Yorktown got a great performance from Brody Foltz as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Noah Loveall was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Burkholder, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, New Castle scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They had just enough and edged Centerville out 9-8.
The team relied heavily on Gavin Frazier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gannon Harris, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
Yorktown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for New Castle, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-10.
Everything went Yorktown's way against New Castle in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Yorktown made off with a 14-4 win. Does Yorktown have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Castle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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