The Castle Knights will take on the Baylor Red Raiders at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, Castle got the win against Mount Juliet by a conclusive 11-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Castle.
Sadie Winsett made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Winsett was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
In other batting news, Castle got a big performance out of Lydia Stowe, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Rose, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Baylor put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Knoxville Catholic a 12-0 shutout.
Castle's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Baylor, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Castle might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Baylor in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Castle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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