Castro Valley was the 4-0 winner over Piedmont when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Castro Valley Trojans fell 6-2 to the Piedmont Highlanders on Wednesday. Castro Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Castro Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Mares, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Castro Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Piedmont only tossed six.
On Piedmont's side, they got a great performance from John Olsen as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Piedmont let Peter Krumins and Dimitri Papahadjopoulos loose on the outfield. Krumins scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Papahadjopoulos scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Vo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Castro Valley's loss dropped their record down to 11-7-1. As for Piedmont, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
While Castro Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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