Casteel had lost three straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 19-7 to make it four. They fell 8-4 to the Queen Creek Bulldogs. The Colts were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 7-1.
As for Queen Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games.
For Queen Creek's part, Brody Cox got the start for Queen Creek and what a start it was: he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cox has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Diego Armenta, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Ransom, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Casteel nor Queen Creek have any future games scheduled.
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