Softball Recap: Peyton Clifford leads Chaparral to victory over Horizon

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 12:26am

Softball Recap: Chaparral Firebirds vs. Horizon Huskies

Chaparral stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Horizon Huskies a 14-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Chaparral who now have three in a row.

Peyton Clifford was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Raegan Hallett, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.

On Horizon's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eva Issitt, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Issitt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times she's played.

Chaparral has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Horizon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-10.

Chaparral will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Casa Grande at 11:00 a.m. Chaparral's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Casa Grande's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Horizon, they will head out on the road to square off against Kofa at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kofa is coming into the match with seven straight victories at home, so Horizon will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.

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