Castle View is still undefeated this season after their contest against Lakewood on Thursday, but Lakewood came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Castle View Sabercats' pitcher stepped up to hand the Lakewood Tigers a 2-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Castle View has scored all year.
Not much got past Gavin LaMont, who gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Lakewood off the board. LaMont has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Castle View's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Feldhake, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Lakewood's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Duran, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Castle View's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Lakewood, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season.
Castle View will be playing in front of their home fans against Grandview at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Castle View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Lakewood, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Legend at 11:00 a.m. One thing working in Legend's favor is that they have posted big run totals every time they've taken the field this season.
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