Baseball Preview: Castle View Sabercats vs. Legend Titans
Castle View is 1-8 against Legend since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Castle View Sabercats will be playing at home against the Legend Titans at 4:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Castle View sitting on four straight victories and Legend on five.
Castle View is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Chaparral, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Castle View was ranked seventh). Castle View walked away with a 7-3 win over Chaparral on Monday.
Connor Lang and Tommy Feldhake did most of the damage at the plate: Lang scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Feldhake went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jay Ronning, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Legend was able to grind out a solid victory over Douglas County on Monday, taking the game 6-1.
Jack Perotti spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Xander Meissner, who went 4-for-4 with two doubles. Maddux Stahl was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Castle View has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Legend, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Castle View might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Legend in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perotti, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Castle View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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