New Castle and Lapel are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The New Castle Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Lapel Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Castle is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, New Castle came up short against Shelbyville and fell 6-2.
New Castle saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Bell, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Bell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Lapel lost 10-3 to Westfield on Wednesday. Lapel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Lapel, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
New Castle suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Lapel when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can New Castle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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