Casteel is ranked highly in their home state, and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. John. The Casteel Colts' pitchers stepped up to hand the St. John's Cadets a 1-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Casteel has scored all year.
Dominic Scelfo looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Casteel's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyler Anderson, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Casteel is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for St. John's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Casteel will take on Campo Verde at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Campo Verde is coming into the game with four straight victories on the road, so Casteel will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for St. John's, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Mary's Ryken at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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