Castle View is 1-8 against Legend since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Castle View Sabercats will face off against the Legend Titans at 3:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Castle View earned an 11-8 victory over Ponderosa. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sabercats.
Zoe Salazar was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Preslee Dunbar, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Castle View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Legend had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They blew past the Grizzlies 17-4. Considering the Titans have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Madeline Kessel made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, Charlotte Morgan was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and six RBI. Lucy Thompson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Castle View now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Legend, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Castle View hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Legend struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Castle View came out on top in a nail-biter against Legend in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Castle View since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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