On Monday, Mountain Pointe faced Casteel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mountain Pointe Pride sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Casteel Colts. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mountain Pointe also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Mountain Pointe got a great performance from Brett Crossland as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Crossland, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Casteel's side, they got a good showing from Caden Marriott, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Casteel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kade Thompson, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The win made it two in a row for Mountain Pointe and bumps their season record up to 10-3. As for Casteel, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3.
Mountain Pointe will head out on the road to take on Desert Mountain at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Casteel, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chaparral at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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