Chamberlain is 1-8 against Armwood since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Chamberlain Storm will be playing in front of their home fans against the Armwood Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
On Thursday, Chamberlain came up short against Blake and fell 6-2. Chamberlain has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chamberlain got a good showing from Jonathan Palma, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Kenneth Madrid was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played.
Meanwhile, Armwood had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Armwood, who have now won four contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Owen Leever was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Leever was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Christian Lallave-Segui, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Theodric Hicks, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Chamberlain's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Armwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Chamberlain has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Armwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Chamberlain suffered a grim 27-2 defeat to Armwood in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Chamberlain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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