Baseball Preview: Castle View Sabercats vs. Chaparral Wolverines
Castle View is 1-7 against Chaparral since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Castle View Sabercats will head out on the road to face off against the Chaparral Wolverines at 4:15 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Chaparral is hoping to do on Monday what ThunderRidge couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Castle View's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Castle View walked away with a 10-5 victory over ThunderRidge.
Caden Clifford looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Connor Lang was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Knox, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chaparral faced Heritage in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Everything went Chaparral's way against Heritage as Chaparral made off with a 16-3 win. Chaparral's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jason Berglund looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Chaparral got a massive performance out of Josh McWilliams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Will Harbison, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Castle View is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Chaparral, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Castle View has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chaparral struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Castle View couldn't quite finish off Chaparral in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Castle View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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