Castleberry fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Springtown on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Porcupines by a score of 3-2. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Porcupines recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Elijah Garcia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Castleberry's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8-1. As for Springtown, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8-1 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Castleberry will host Gordon at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Springtown, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Decatur at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Porcupines 3.6, the Eagles 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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