The Caston Comets will head out on the road to challenge the LaVille Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Caston is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on North Judson-San Pierre with a sharp 18-5 win on Saturday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Caston with their most commanding win of the season.
Talon Zeider was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Zeider was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Pete DuVall was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gavin Mollenkopf, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, LaVille entered their tilt with Pioneer with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Panthers on Saturday as they made off with a 10-3 victory. The result was nothing new for LaVille, who have now won four contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Like Caston, LaVille also got a great game from a two-way player: Brayden Schwitz. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Schwitz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Schwitz wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Wolford, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Riley Filley was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Caston's record now sits at 4-6. As for LaVille, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Caston was able to grind out a solid victory over LaVille in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Caston since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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