The Castro Valley Trojans will face off against the Tesoro Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Castro Valley's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Tesoro has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
Tesoro's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Castro Valley hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Trojans' pitchers stepped up to hand Hayward an 11-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Trojans have won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Braden Spade, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and one triple while going 3-for-3. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Autio, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Castro Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Tesoro came up short against Freedom on Tuesday and fell 7-2.
Castro Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Tesoro, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
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