Canyon had lost six straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 9-16 to make it seven. They fell just short of the Castaic Coyotes by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Cowboys' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Castaic, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
For Castaic's part, the result came thanks to Andrew Bond's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks. Bond has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Castaic's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Michael Fava, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Coming up, Canyon will welcome Village Christian at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Castaic will be paying especially close attention to the Cowboys' game: after the Cowboys face off against the Crusaders, they'll take on Castaic again at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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