Evansville North is 2-8 against Castle since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Huskies will square off against the Knights at 7:00 p.m. Evansville North's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Castle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Evansville North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Floyd Central, who was ranked 20th at the time (Evansville North was ranked fifth). The Huskies had just enough and edged out the Highlanders 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Huskies have posted since May 1st.
Jaxon Edmond was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Tyler Land, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Castle didn't have quite enough to beat Bloomington South on Monday and fell 2-1.
The victory made it two in a row for Evansville North and bumps their season record up to 24-4. As for Castle, their loss dropped their record down to 14-13.
Evansville North couldn't quite get it done against Castle in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 5-1. Can the Huskies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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