The New Castle Hurricanes will take on the Laurel Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Laurel took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on New Castle, who comes in off a win.
Laurel will be up against a hot New Castle team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. New Castle came out on top against Butler by a score of 19-15 on Wednesday.
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New Castle let Aliyah Stalczynski and Keara Mangieri run wild. Stalczynski scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Mangieri went 2-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Mangieri is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Angie Gallo, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: New Castle lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Butler didn't launched any home runs.
Meanwhile, Laurel started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Mercer. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs on Tuesday.
Laurel saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Krol, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Laurel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for New Castle, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
New Castle suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Laurel when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Will New Castle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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