It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but New Castle ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past the Shaler Area Titans 6-5. This was a revenge game for the Hurricanes: when they faced off against the Titans on Monday, they had to take a 13-3 loss.
Paul Malley
| 04/28/26 vs Shaler Area | 4 |
| 04/21/26 vs West Allegheny | 3 |
| 04/13/26 @ Taylor Allderdice | 3 |
| 04/08/26 vs Fox Chapel | 1 |
| 03/31/26 vs Mars | 3 |
| 03/23/26 vs Clayton | 4 |
Paul Malley made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Kainan Lynch and Brayden Girman did most of the damage at the plate: Lynch went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base, while Girman went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those three hits gave Lynch a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dominic Miller, who went 1-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
New Castle is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Shaler Area, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. New Castle is set to challenge their familiar foe Pine-Richland at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Shaler Area will take on rival Mars at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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