Chaparral had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 12-11 to make it five. They fell 6-1 to the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Pumas couldn't push the score so high this time.
Connor Wetzel was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.
As for Murrieta Valley, their record now sits at 7-17. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
On Murrieta Valley's side, they got a great performance from Grant Johnson as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brady Norman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Diesel Douglas was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Chaparral and Murrieta Valley could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Pumas will take on Vista Murrieta at 3:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (205 vs. 18). Meanwhile, Murrieta Valley (ranked 418th) will meet Temecula Valley (ranked 100th) at 3:15 p.m. on Monday.
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