The Horizon Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Casteel Colts at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Horizon's hitters haven't had much luck over their past four matchups, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Horizon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Desert Mountain, who was ranked tenth at the time (Horizon was ranked 13th). The Huskies lost 12-0 to the Wolves on Friday. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Huskies were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Casteel came up short against Xavier College Prep on Friday, falling 12-3.
Kenley Payne made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two doubles and one run. Those doubles marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordin Branch, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double.
Casteel's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Horizon, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Horizon came out on top in a nail-biter against Casteel in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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