Baseball Game Preview: Culver Community Cavaliers vs. Caston Comets

For the second straight game, Culver Community will face off against Caston. The Cavaliers will take on the Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Culver Community has given up an average of 12.3 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Culver Community is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Caston on Thursday. They lost 17-1 to the Comets.

For Caston's part, Carson Harness was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Harness has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Caston got a massive performance out of Logan Mollenkopf, who went 4-for-5 with four stolen bases, four runs, and one double. Those four hits gave Mollenkopf a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Woolever, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Caston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Culver Community only posted a batting average of .125.

Caston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Culver Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Culver Community has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Caston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.