Castle Park is 2-8 against Chula Vista since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Castle Park Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Chula Vista Spartans at 3:30 p.m.
Castle Park is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sweetwater.
Meanwhile, Chula Vista waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Raiders 10-3. The result was nothing new for Chula Vista, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Joe Alterado and Jacob Reyna did most of the damage at the plate: Alterado went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double, while Reyna scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jose De La Cruz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Castle Park's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Chula Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 16-10.
Castle Park might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Chula Vista in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chula Vista's Adrian Rodarte, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that Castle Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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