Baseball Recap: Castro Valley Has No Trouble Against Irvington

Trojans

Previous 5 Games

03/07/25 @ Irvington	14-4
03/05/25 @ Newark Memorial	6-3
03/01/25 @ Salinas	3-7
02/28/25 @ North Monterey County	8-0
02/26/25 vs Monte Vista	5-4

Castro Valley barely beat Irvington the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Castro Valley Trojans blew past the Irvington Vikings 14-4 on Friday. With that victory, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.

The team relied heavily on Anthony Mares, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Mares, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Castro Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The win made it two in a row for Castro Valley and bumps their season record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Irvington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Looking ahead, Castro Valley will take on Pittsburg at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pittsburg will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Castro Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Irvington, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-1 win against Monte Vista on the 11th.