The Castleberry Lions will take on the Trimble Tech Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Castleberry sitting on four straight wins and Trimble Tech on three.
Castleberry barely beat Burkburnett the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Castleberry put the hurt on Burkburnett with a sharp 8-2 victory on Friday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Trimble Tech made easy work of Polytechnic on Friday and carried off an 11-5 win.
Jesus Castillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Trimble Tech let Emmanuel Martinez and Alberto Monreal run wild. Martinez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Monreal scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Martinez a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Mario Reyna, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Castleberry's victory bumped their record up to 14-4-1. As for Trimble Tech, their win bumped their record up to 11-6-2.
Castleberry couldn't quite get it done against Trimble Tech in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Can Castleberry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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