Baseball Preview: Cactus Shadows Falcons vs. Chaparral Firebirds
The Cactus Shadows Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Chaparral Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Thursday, Cactus Shadows came up short against Desert Mountain and fell 8-4.
Carter Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Chaparral was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Centennial by a score of 4-3.
Chaparral also got a good showing from Andrew Lockridge, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Lockridge has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chaparral saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Cherrington, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Luke Santarius was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Cactus Shadows' loss dropped their record down to 10-8-1. As for Chaparral, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
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