Baseball Recap: Cesar Chavez Champions vs. Fairfax Stampede
Cesar Chavez's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Shadow Ridge on Wednesday. The Cesar Chavez Champions walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Fairfax Stampede. That's more bragging rights for Cesar Chavez, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
XAVIER LOPEZ was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). LOPEZ was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on ADOLFO PACHECO, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was JAIDAN TAFOYA, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
On Fairfax's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexander Tovar, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
The win got Cesar Chavez back to even at 13-13. As for Fairfax, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cesar Chavez will take on Valley Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cesar Chavez is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Fairfax, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Metro Tech at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairfax is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
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