The Class 1A No. 7 Caston Comets softball team advanced to today’s IHSAA Sectional championship after a 10-4 victory Tuesday against the No. 10 West Central Trojans.
Isabel Scales scored the first run for the Comets on an RBI double, scoring Addison Zimpleman. Scales came around and scored on an error to make it 2-0 in favor of Caston.
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