Castle had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They put the hurt on the Pike Central Chargers with a sharp 15-3 win. Considering Castle has won five contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sadie Winsett made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Winsett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Winsett was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Bailey Gravens looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Emma Bruggenschmidt, who went 3-for-3 with four runs and two triples. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Baker, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
On Pike Central's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexie Onyett, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Castle's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Pike Central, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Castle will challenge Carmel at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Castle is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season. As for Pike Central, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Brownsburg at 10:00 a.m. Pike Central has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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