Baseball Preview: McClintock Chargers vs. Fairfax Stampede
The McClintock Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the Fairfax Stampede at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. McClintock is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, McClintock narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Canyon 3-2.
The team relied heavily on Alex Nemecek, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Baldwin, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Fairfax gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past South Mountain 25-1. While fans of Fairfax might be used to big wins, the 24-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Isaiah Balderas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Balderas was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Vincent Quadrozzi, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Porter Swope, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
McClintock is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Fairfax, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
McClintock might still be hurting after the 17-3 loss they got from Fairfax in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can McClintock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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