Baseball Recap: Caston Comets vs. Triton Trojans
Caston won the last time they faced Triton, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Caston Comets came out on top against the Triton Trojans by a score of 8-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Caston.
Talon Zeider made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Zeider was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lance Hanna was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Edison Byrum, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Like Caston, Triton also got a great game from a two-way player: Drew Bingamon. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Bingamon has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bingamon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Maddox Dennie was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Triton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Caston only tossed five.
Caston is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Triton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Caston will square off against Peru at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Triton, they will head out on the road to face off against North Miami at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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