For the second straight game, Canyon will face off against Castaic. The Cowboys will venture away from home to take on the Coyotes at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Canyon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Castaic on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coyotes. The Cowboys haven't had much luck with the Coyotes recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
For Castaic's part, Chad Kober spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up 12 Ks. Kober has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Orion Gonzalez was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Travis Van Ness, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.
The win made it two in a row for Castaic and bumps their season record up to 15-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 3-20.
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