Softball Recap: Castle View Sabercats vs. Palisade Bulldogs
Castle View won the last time they faced Palisade, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Castle View Sabercats came out on top against the Palisade Bulldogs by a score of 7-3.
Elle Danielson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sienna Simmons, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since September 4th. Stella Romeo was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Castle View kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least ten hits in eight consecutive matches.
The victory got Castle View back to even at 9-9. As for Palisade, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-5.
Castle View will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Grand Junction at 12:30 p.m. Grand Junction is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats at home, meaning Castle View will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Palisade, they will host Niwot at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Niwot is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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