Castle Park extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping their season record down to 6-11 in the process. They fell 4-1 to the High Tech CV Bruins. The Trojans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bruins earlier this season, when they won 5-2.
As for High Tech CV, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.
For High Tech CV's part, Andre Skiles was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Skiles is becoming a predictor of High Tech CV's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is undefeated (and 1-6 when he doesn't). Skiles was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Cardoso, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He has become a key player for High Tech CV: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 0-6 otherwise.
Coming up, Castle Park will take on Mar Vista at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for High Tech CV, they will square off against Southwest SD at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bruins' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season.
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