Ponderosa has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Castle View Sabercats at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Ponderosa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Rock Canyon, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Ponderosa was ranked 21st). Ponderosa fell victim to a tough 11-4 defeat at the hands of Rock Canyon on Wednesday.
Grady Jacobs made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Castle View entered their match against Heritage on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Castle View fell just short of Heritage by a score of 7-6. It was the first time this season that Castle View let down their fans at home.
Keyan Lundvall was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Lundvall was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Castle View got a big performance out of Derek Gordon, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ben Knox, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Ponderosa has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Castle View, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
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