Anderson lost against New Castle back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Anderson Indians lost 11-1 to the New Castle Trojans. Anderson has not had much luck with New Castle recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Anderson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was La'Rayna Elliott, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On New Castle's side, the team relied heavily on Kattie Mathews, who went 2-for-3 with five stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Mathews is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyndra Sims, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Anderson's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for New Castle, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-12.
Anderson has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Hamilton Southeastern at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Hamilton Southeastern has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for New Castle, they will head out on the road to square off against Greenfield-Central at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. New Castle has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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