For the second straight game, Castaic will face off against Hart. The Coyotes will take on the Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Castaic 3.6, Hart 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Castaic fell victim to Hart and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 6-0. The loss continues a trend for the Coyotes in their meetings with the Hawks: they've now lost four in a row.
For Hart's part, Tristan Purfoy tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Purfoy also tossed a walk, which is notable because the Hawks are 6-2 when he allows at most two walks, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryder Frithsmith, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Hayden Rhodes was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Hart is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Castaic, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.
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