Chaparral entered their tilt with ThunderRidge on Monday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They beat the ThunderRidge Grizzlies by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-2. The result was nothing new for the Wolverines, who have now won seven matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Sally Helgoth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mikayla Bogucki was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Karjala, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Chaparral hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ThunderRidge struck out eight times.
Chaparral pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for ThunderRidge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Chaparral will head out to challenge Regis Jesuit at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for ThunderRidge, they will host Lakewood at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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