Baseball Recap: Red Mountain Falls Short Against Ranked Chaparral

Red Mountain faced Chaparral in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Mountain Lions took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Firebirds. The game marked the Mountain Lions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Boston Bair made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run.

Mountain Lions

Previous 5 Games

03/19/26 @ Chaparral	2-6
03/18/26 vs Reno	16-1
03/16/26 vs Shadow Ridge	5-1
03/14/26 @ Brophy College Prep	10-2
03/12/26 @ Queen Creek	8-2

The loss snapped Red Mountain's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-2 record. As for Chaparral, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.

Red Mountain didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-1 defeat against Hamilton on the 20th. As for Chaparral, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 15-7 loss against Millennium on the 20th.