The Mojave Rattlers will square off against the Chaparral Cowboys at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Chaparral took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mojave, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 13 losses in a row dating back to last season, Mojave turned things around against Sunrise Mountain on Friday. They blew past the Miners 14-0. The high-scoring effort was just what the Rattlers needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Jaime Adame made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Adame was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those RBI marked the first that he brought in this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joshua Penalver, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2. Liam Glynn was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Mojave was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. The last time their batting average was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Chaparral was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Eldorado, falling 18-0.
Mojave's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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