Casteel had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They came out on top against the Notre Dame Prep Saints by a score of 6-1. For Casteel, this counts as revenge for the 9-8 defeat Notre Dame Prep walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2019.
Casteel got a great performance from Mason Russell as he struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Ryan Harwood was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Connor Russell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Notre Dame Prep's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Kniffin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Casteel's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-6. As for Notre Dame Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 21-8.
Casteel does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Notre Dame Prep, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mountain Pointe at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Notre Dame Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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