Castle has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Evansville North Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Castle gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They beat Princeton by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. Give Castle's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
North Posey typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Evansville North proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Vikings. The victory was nothing new for Evansville North as they're now sitting on three straight.
Evansville North let Drew Lichtenberg and Cole Decker loose on the outfield. Lichtenberg scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Decker scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Huebner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Castle pushed their record up to 18-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Evansville North, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Castle came out on top in a nail-biter against Evansville North when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Castle since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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