Greenfield-Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the New Castle Trojans a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Greenfield-Central, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Parker Rhodes tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kirk Knecht, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Dylan Luther was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Greenfield-Central's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for New Castle, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Greenfield-Central will head out on the road to face off against Fishers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Greenfield-Central is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for New Castle, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Daleville at 5:30 p.m. New Castle has given up an average of 9.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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