Como-Pickton had lost five games on the road dating back to last season, but after bumping their record up to 5-4 on Friday that streak is in the rearview. They put the hurt on the Fruitvale Bobcats with a sharp 14-7 win. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly seven runs.
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Nick Castle and Cade Childress did most of the damage at the plate: Castle went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Childress got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Castle has become a key player for Como-Pickton: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cristian Munoz, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Como-Pickton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2025.
As for Fruitvale, they dropped their record down to 1-4-2 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly seven runs.
On Fruitvale's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was KYLER BARNHART, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Como-Pickton wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 4-1 victory against Cumby on the 17th. As for Fruitvale, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-0 win against Yantis on the 17th.
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