The Castle View Sabercats will head out on the road to face off against the Sunnyslope Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Castle View easily dispatched Valor Christian on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Castle View fell just short of Sunrise Mountain by a score of 3-1 on Monday. The loss was the Sabercats' first of the season.
Gabriel Grandy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Derek Gordon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sunnyslope fell victim to Lake Havasu and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Vikings have suffered since April 22, 2024.
Sunnyslope also got a good showing from Aaron Breit, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Breit has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Sunnyslope saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Workman, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Sunnyslope's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Castle View, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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