There's no place like home for Chaparral, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles on Monday and snuck past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Chaparral, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Logan Steckel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jordin Albertson, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Mountain Vista's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Giampetro, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Chaparral's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Mountain Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10-1.
Chaparral will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Douglas County at 4:15 p.m. Chaparral's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Douglas County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mountain Vista, they will head out on the road to challenge Regis Jesuit at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Regis Jesuit is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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