Castle View had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Castle View, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Matthew Potter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Tommy Feldhake was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Mountain Vista's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Austin Graber gave up just two earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits. It was the first time this season that Graber pitched five or more innings.
At the plate, Mountain Vista saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Beffel, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Beffel is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Castle View's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Mountain Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1.
Castle View will be playing at home against Douglas County at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Douglas County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Mountain Vista, they will head out on the road to challenge Heritage at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
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