The Casteel Colts will head out on the road to take on the Horizon Huskies at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Casteel is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
On Thursday, Casteel beat Higley 8-3.
Caden Marriott tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Payton Denny picked up the save, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Tyler Hatch was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and an RBI. Kyler Anderson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Horizon didn't have quite enough to beat Notre Dame Prep on Thursday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Horizon has lost by just one run.
Horizon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Jolley, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Horizon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Casteel's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Horizon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Casteel hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Horizon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Casteel beat Horizon 8-3 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Casteel 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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