On Tuesday, Castle faced Evansville North in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Castle Knights never let the Evansville North Huskies onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Castle as they're now sitting on four straight.
Castle's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Will Coleman, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Coleman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Evansville North's side, Bryce Minton was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Evansville North saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Lichtenberg, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Castle's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Evansville North, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Castle will play host again on Thursday to welcome Evansville Mater Dei, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Castle is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Evansville North, they will head out on the road to square off against Evansville Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Evansville North is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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