The Ponderosa Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Castle View Sabercats at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ponderosa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Ponderosa's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Legend on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Titans. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Castle View posted their closest victory since September 18, 2023 on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain Vista , sneaking past 14-12. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Sabercats considering their one-run performance the match before.
Mary Kraus made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Kraus was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zoe Salazar, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. What's more, she also racked up four hits, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Preslee Dunbar, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Castle View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in ten consecutive contests.
Ponderosa's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Castle View, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Castle View's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Ponderosa has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Castle View, though, as they've been averaging 10.4. Given Ponderosa's sizable advantage in that area, Castle View will need to find a way to close that gap.
Ponderosa couldn't quite finish off Castle View in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Ponderosa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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