Chaparral is 7-1 against Castle View since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Chaparral Wolverines will be playing at home against the Castle View Sabercats at 4:15 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Chaparral is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over Heritage on Friday. With that victory, Chaparral brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Jason Berglund looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Chaparral got a massive performance out of Josh McWilliams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Harbison, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Castle View was able to grind out a solid win over ThunderRidge on Wednesday, taking the game 10-5.
Caden Clifford looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Connor Lang, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Ben Knox was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Chaparral's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-6. As for Castle View, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Chaparral has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Castle View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Chaparral came out on top in a nail-biter against Castle View in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Does Chaparral have another victory up their sleeve, or will Castle View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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