The Castle Knights will venture away from home to take on the Kalaheo Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Castle's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Kalaheo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Castle nor Kapolei made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Knights might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to the Hurricanes, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kalaheo came out on top against Nanakuli on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run fifth inning. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Golden Hawks with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by eight runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Cruz Antonelis, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Tanner Young was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Kalaheo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.2.
Kalaheo has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Castle, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Castle skirted past Kalaheo 2-0 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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