Castle Park has gone 7-2 against High Tech CV recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Trojans will square off against the Bruins at 11:00 a.m. High Tech CV took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Castle Park, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 13 defeats in a row, Castle Park turned things around against High Tech Mesa on Friday. They put the hurt on the Thunder with a sharp 14-1 victory. The Trojans not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 18th (when they won 24-0).
Xavier Melendrez
| 05/23/25 vs High Tech Mesa | 2 |
| 05/15/25 @ Southwest SD | 1 |
| 05/06/25 @ Southwest SD | 1 |
| 04/18/25 vs High Tech CV | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Liberty Charter | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs Lincoln | 2 |
Xavier Melendrez was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Aldo Leon, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, High Tech CV and Crawford squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but High Tech CV had to settle for second. They fell 9-6 to the Colts.
Andre Skiles was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. High Tech CV is 7-2 when Skiles posts two or more runs, but 2-11 otherwise.
In other batting news, Dyllin Ledezma was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of High Tech CV's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-2 (and 4-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Adrian Estrada, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Castle Park's win bumped their record up to 7-21. As for High Tech CV, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Castle Park came up short against High Tech CV when the teams last played back in April, falling 4-1. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
