Baseball Preview: Castle Park Trojans vs. Chula Vista Spartans
Castle Park is 2-8 against Chula Vista since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Castle Park Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Chula Vista Spartans 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.
Castle Park is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Sweetwater by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chula Vista, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Southwest SD a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Chula Vista as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Not much got past Adrian Rodarte, who gave up just five hits to keep Southwest SD off the board. Rodarte 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.
Castle Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Chula Vista, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
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