After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jay County, New Castle was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Tri Titans. This was payback for New Castle, who suffered a 4-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
McKenna Speer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kattie Mathews, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Clark, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Tri's side, Lyla Williams was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Even though they lost, Tri didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Castle didn't tossed any.
New Castle's win bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Tri, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
New Castle will be playing in front of their home fans against Yorktown at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yorktown will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something New Castle surely won't give up without a fight. As for Tri, they will head out on the road to take on Wes-Del at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tri's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Wes-Del's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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