After two games on the road, New Castle is heading back home. They will take on the Moon Area Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Castle's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Champion by a score of 4-0.
Dominick Mrozek looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Phillip Laurenza, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Moon Area ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past Montour 7-6. The win was familiar territory for Moon Area who now have three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Angelo Fachet, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jarrod Golden was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
New Castle made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-14. As for Moon Area, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
New Castle came out on top in a nail-biter against Moon Area in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will New Castle repeat their success, or does Moon Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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