Knights
| 05/15/25 vs Evansville Bosse | 28 |
| 04/21/25 vs Hancock County | 20 |
| 04/30/25 vs Evansville Reitz | 18 |
| 05/06/25 @ Evansville Memorial | 13 |
| 04/24/25 vs Evansville Mater Dei | 13 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Castle). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Evansville Bosse Bulldogs a 28-0 shutout on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Knights, who have now won five matchups in a row.
Mallory Moore made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (two). She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run.
In other batting news, Mati Hughes was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Maddie Rose, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI.
Castle kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 29 hits. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Castle's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-11. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Evansville Bosse, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Castle will challenge Evansville Central at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bears have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.44 runs per game on average), something the Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Evansville Bosse, they will head out on the road to square off against Jasper at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Wildcats' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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