Casteel can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Mountain Pointe Pride with a sharp 18-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Casteel as they're now sitting on three straight.
Casteel got a great performance from Mason Russell as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Russell has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Casteel let Kyler Anderson and Tyler Hatch loose on the outfield. Anderson went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Hatch scored four runs while going 4-for-4. Kade Thompson was another key contributor, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two RBI.
On Mountain Pointe's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Crossland, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Casteel's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 14.3 runs. As for Mountain Pointe, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season.
Casteel will be playing in front of their home fans against Higley at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Casteel: 3.8, Higley: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mountain Pointe, they will head out on the road to square off against Casa Grande at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Pointe is facing Casa Grande at the right time seeing as Casa Grande is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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