The Caston Comets will square off against the Pioneer Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Caston is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Caston's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Oregon-Davis with a sharp 10-0 victory. Considering the Comets have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Carson Harness
| 05/07/26 vs Oregon-Davis | 8 |
| 05/02/26 vs Winamac | 8 |
| 04/23/26 vs Culver Community | 15 |
| 04/20/26 vs North Judson-San Pierre | 10 |
| 04/09/26 vs Triton | 6 |
| 04/03/26 @ Rochester | 10 |
Not much got past Carson Harness, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Oregon-Davis off the board. Harness has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Logan Mollenkopf was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. Gavin Mollenkopf was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Caston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oregon-Davis only posted an OBP of .261.
Meanwhile, Pioneer fell victim to Rochester and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 7-0 to the Zebras. The Panthers have struggled against the Zebras recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Caston's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Pioneer, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Caston beat Pioneer 3-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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