The Chatfield Chargers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Dakota Ridge Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, Chatfield needed a bit of extra time to put away Ralston Valley. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mustangs 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Chatfield.
Isaac Low made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Low was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Brady Snow and Colin Metz did most of the damage at the plate: Snow scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Metz went 4-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Dakota Ridge waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rebels and snuck past 3-2.
Ethan Molyneaux spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Cade Collins was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Chatfield's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11-1. As for Dakota Ridge, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Chatfield hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Dakota Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Chatfield skirted past Dakota Ridge 8-6 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Chatfield repeat their success, or does Dakota Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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