The Castlewood Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Richlands Blue Tornado at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Richlands took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Castlewood, who comes in off a win.
Castlewood is headed out to face Richlands after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Castlewood never let Jenkins get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Monday. The Blue Devils not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 16, 2024.
Aden Phillips was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Phillips was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jake Bush was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Brayden Houchins was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Castlewood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jenkins only posted an OBP of .250.
Meanwhile, Richlands suffered their biggest defeat since April 23, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Fort Chiswell, falling 16-3.
Richlands saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Hylton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Castlewood suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Richlands in their previous matchup back in April of 2015. Can Castlewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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