For the second straight game, Castleberry will face off against Bridgeport. The Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Bulls at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Castleberry's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Bridgeport's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Castleberry's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bridgeport with a sharp 10-0 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to S Soto's shutout, as he gave up just a hit.
On the hitting side, Castleberry let Adrian Pina and Cayden Perez run wild. Pina went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Perez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That triple marked the first that Pina hit this season. Another player making a difference was Eric Hernandez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Castleberry kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matchups.
Castleberry has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Bridgeport, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-18.
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