Castle View won the last time they faced Palisade, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Castle View Sabercats came out on top against the Palisade Bulldogs by a score of 7-3.
Elle Danielson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sienna Simmons, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since September 4th. Stella Romeo was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Castle View kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least ten hits in eight consecutive matches.
The victory got Castle View back to even at 9-9. As for Palisade, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-5.
Castle View will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Grand Junction at 12:30 p.m. Grand Junction is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats at home, meaning Castle View will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Palisade, they will host Niwot at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Niwot is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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