The Castle Knights are on the road again on Thursday to play the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Castle stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Apollo as Castle made off with an 11-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Castle considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Sadie Winsett made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Winsett has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Winsett was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emma Bruggenschmidt was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Lydia Stowe was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Evansville Mater Dei waltzed into their match on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They skirted past the Eagles 7-5.
Evansville Mater Dei's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alessia Baumann, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Goebel, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Castle's record now sits at 10-3. As for Evansville Mater Dei, their record is now 7-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Castle hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Evansville Mater Dei struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Castle's way against Evansville Mater Dei when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Castle made off with a 16-8 victory. Does Castle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evansville Mater Dei turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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