Baseball Recap: El Paso Leadership Academy East Leaders vs. Chaparral Lobos
El Paso Leadership Academy East was the 6-2 winner over Chaparral when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The El Paso Leadership Academy East Leaders wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-1 walloping at the hands of the Chaparral Lobos on Thursday.
For Chaparral's part, Carlos Torres Jr. was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Torres Jr. has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Torres Jr. was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chaparral got a big performance out of Israel Nieto, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Michael Molina was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
El Paso Leadership Academy East's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Chaparral, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. El Paso Leadership Academy East will take on Santa Teresa at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Teresa is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Chaparral, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Deming at 7:00 p.m. on April 15th.
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