Baseball Preview: Chaparral Pumas vs. Murrieta Valley Nighthawks
The Chaparral Pumas will head out on the road to challenge the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chaparral's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Murrieta Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, Chaparral was able to grind out a solid win over Murrieta Valley, taking the game 6-1.
Braylon Doughty made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Doughty has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Doughty was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grant Israel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kayden Winfrey was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Chaparral's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Murrieta Valley, they dropped their record down to 17-10 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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