The Castaic Coyotes and the Van Nuys Wolves will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Castaic will be strutting in after a victory while Van Nuys will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Castaic was able to grind out a solid win over Chatsworth, taking the game 7-3.
Tatum McAfee was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than 13 strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Lulu Smith
| 02/24/25 vs Chatsworth | 4 |
| 02/21/25 vs Village Christian | 2 |
| 03/19/24 @ Hart | 2 |
| 03/14/24 @ Vasquez | 2 |
| 02/22/24 @ Glendale | 2 |
In other batting news, Lulu Smith and Alexis Steen did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs and two triples, while Steen went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one triple. Those four runs gave Smith a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Van Nuys unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Hoover on Friday, falling 15-7.
Van Nuys saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was YVETTE CANUTO, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Castaic's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Van Nuys, they dropped their record down to 0-1 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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