Greenfield-Central and New Castle are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Greenfield-Central Cougars will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the New Castle Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Greenfield-Central will be strutting in after a win while New Castle will be coming in after a loss.
Greenfield-Central never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Beech Grove last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Hornets as they made off with a 28-2 victory.
Landon Brooks was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Brooks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Greenfield-Central got a massive performance out of Kyle Oden, who went 3-for-6 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Brady Johnson was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, New Castle came up short against Pendleton Heights last Wednesday and fell 8-3. New Castle has not had much luck with Pendleton Heights recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
New Castle saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayce Herran, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Greenfield-Central now has a winning record of 2-1. As for New Castle, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Greenfield-Central beat New Castle 3-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenfield-Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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