The Castle Park Trojans will be taking part in a tournament against the Woodland Christian Cardinals  at 4:00  p.m.  on Monday. Castle Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4  runs per game  this season.
Castle Park was handed a eight-run  defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene  on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with  a  9-7  victory over Crawford. The  win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Colts: they've now won four in a row.
  Xavier Melendrez was  incredible,  scoring a  run and  stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was  Lawrence Nellis, who  scored two  runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Woodland Christian never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on Rio Vista with a sharp  12-0 victory. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six  runs or more this season.
Woodland Christian let  Parker Howald and  Owen Tessier run wild. Howald  scored two  runs while going 2-for-2, while  Tessier  scored two  runs and  stole a base while going 2-for-3. Tessier also put up a  double, which was his first of the season.  Jayden Badhesha was another key player,  scoring two  runs while going 1-for-3.
 Woodland Christian  hit smart and  finished the game with only one  strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rio Vista struck out 11 times.
 Woodland Christian has  been performing  incredibly well recently as they've  won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record  this season. Those  wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 12.1 runs over those games. The  victory  got Castle Park back to even at 4-4.
 The pitchers for both teams better look sharp  on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Castle Park has been swiping bases left and right this season,  having  averaged 3.5  stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Woodland Christian struggles in that department as   they've been averaging 4.3  stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.  Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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