Castleberry is 1-9 against Springtown since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Castleberry Lions will host the Springtown Porcupines at 7:00 p.m. Castleberry has given up an average of 10.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Castleberry is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They came up short against Eagle Mountain, falling 16-1.
Meanwhile, Springtown entered their tilt with Bridgeport on Friday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Bulls as they made off with an 11-1 win. The Porcupines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Kylee Spray was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Springtown got a massive performance out of Ryleigh Morris, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Jaydan Gurule was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Springtown pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.75 strikeouts in those games compared to only 4.17 in the others. As for Castleberry, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14-1.
Castleberry beat Springtown 11-7 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will Castleberry repeat their success, or does Springtown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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