For the second straight game, Chaparral will face off against Silver. The Lobos are taking a road trip to square off against the Slvr Ftg Colts at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
While Chaparral's victory against Silver wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Lobos narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Slvr Ftg Colts 8-7. The victory continues a trend for the Lobos in their matchups with the Slvr Ftg Colts: they've now won eight in a row.
For Silver's part, Danian Flores and Urijah Arrey put in work while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Flores struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Arrey tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). At the plate, Flores got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Arrey went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Arrey has become a key player for Silver: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 6-13 otherwise.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Victor Roman, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Silver's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Chaparral, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 8-15.
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