The Castaic Coyotes will face off against the Saugus Centurions at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Castaic has three straight wins, Saugus has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Castaic got the win against Canyon by a conclusive 14-1. With that victory, the Coyotes brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Andrew Bond
| 03/28/25 vs Valencia | 3 |
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Andrew Bond spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jr Yera, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jakob Kerr, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double.
Castaic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Saugus fell victim to Sierra Canyon and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trailblazers.
Saugus saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Carta, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Castaic's win bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Saugus, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Castaic came up short against Saugus when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 5-1. Can the Coyotes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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