Desert Mountain came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Chaparral Firebirds by a score of 7-4. That's more bragging rights for Desert Mountain, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Quinn Robertson looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Desert Mountain saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dom Harris, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Kasianko, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Chaparral's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Santarius, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Desert Mountain's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs per game. As for Chaparral, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Desert Mountain has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Central Catholic at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central Catholic: 2.8, Desert Mountain: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Chaparral, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Notre Dame Prep at 6:00 p.m. Notre Dame Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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