After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Yorktown, New Castle was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Cowan Blackhawks 13-3. That's more bragging rights for New Castle, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
McKenna Speer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Speer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Kattie Mathews was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Clark, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
New Castle's victory bumped their record up to 6-15. As for Cowan, they dropped their record down to 1-17 with that loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
New Castle will be playing at home against Pendleton Heights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cowan, they will head out on the road to square off against Madison-Grant at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Madison-Grant will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Cowan surely won't give up without a fight.
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