The Casteel Colts are taking a road trip to face off against the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Casteel's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Notre Dame Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Casteel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Perry, who was ranked fifth at the time (Casteel was ranked sixth). The Colts fell just short of the Pumas by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Colts couldn't push the score so high this time.
Reid Gantenbein-Puchi
| 04/16/25 @ Perry | 1 |
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Casteel got a good showing from Reid Gantenbein-Puchi, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Gantenbein-Puchi has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Ryan Harwood was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep came up short against Centennial on Monday, falling 10-1. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Notre Dame Prep saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Boeding, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Casteel's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6. As for Notre Dame Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Casteel took their win against Notre Dame Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 8-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Colts since the squad 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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