Baseball Recap: Vista Murrieta comes up short despite RJ Holmes' strong performance

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 1:30am

Baseball Recap: Vista Murrieta Broncos vs. Chaparral Pumas

If Vista Murrieta was feeling good off their 10-4 takedown of Chaparral last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vista Murrieta Broncos fell just short of the Chaparral Pumas by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Vista Murrieta was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Chaparral apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played.

RJ Holmes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.

On Chaparral's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Winfrey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Vista Murrieta's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Chaparral, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.

Vista Murrieta will be playing at home against Millikan at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Millikan will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Vista Murrieta surely won't give up without a fight. As for Chaparral, they will head out on the road to challenge Chaminade at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Chaminade is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Chaparral will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.

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