Castle View is 2-7 against Rock Canyon since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Castle View Sabercats will welcome the Rock Canyon Jaguars at 3:30 p.m. Castle View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Castle View is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against ThunderRidge on Wednesday. Castle View walked away with a 10-7 win over ThunderRidge.
The team relied heavily on Sienna Simmons, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sophia Holland, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI.
Castle View 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 hit at least 11 hits in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Rock Canyon lost 15-5 to Chaparral on Wednesday. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Taylor Dumas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Lowery, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Castle View now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Rock Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Rock Canyon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Castle View has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Rock Canyon, though, as they've been averaging 10.6. Given Castle View's sizable advantage in that area, Rock Canyon will need to find a way to close that gap.
Castle View came out on top in a nail-biter against Rock Canyon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 10-8. Does Castle View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rock Canyon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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