Ranked teams battling for the conference lead provided some hype for area softball fans of Winamac and Caston.  The game didn't disappoint.

#13 (2A) Winamac's Ella Gearhart smacked a walk-off 8th inning home run in a 3-2 win over the top-ranked (1A) Caston Comets Tuesday.

Isabel Scales drove in both Comet runs with a single and a home run.  

Caston (20-2) and Winamac (17-6) are now both 4-1 in the Hoosier North, trailing #2 (2A) Pioneer (4-0 HNAC).  Pioneer has a win, 7-2, over Winamac on April 19.  Caston will host Pioneer next Tuesday, May 18.

The loss snapped Caston's 14-game win streak.