Baseball Preview: Chula Vista Spartans vs. Castle Park Trojans
Chula Vista is 8-2 against Castle Park since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Chula Vista Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Castle Park Trojans at 3:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Chula Vista finally turned things around against Southwest SD on Thursday. Chula Vista's pitcher stepped up to hand Southwest SD a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Adrian Rodarte's shutout, as he gave up just five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Chula Vista saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pablo Alvarado, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Castle Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Sweetwater by a score of 2-1.
Chula Vista's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Castle Park, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Chula Vista came out on top in a nail-biter against Castle Park when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Does Chula Vista have another victory up their sleeve, or will Castle Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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