The Chaparral Roadrunners will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Belle Plaine Dragons at 4:00 p.m. Chaparral will be strutting in after a win while Belle Plaine will be coming in after a loss.
Chaparral headed into their last matchup having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Independent let them put that streak behind them. Chaparral's pitcher stepped up to hand Independent a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Chaparral's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Conner Hostetler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Hostetler was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
In other batting news, Chaparral got a massive performance out of Tyce Pfaff, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Ty Hadsall was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Belle Plaine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 15-0 to Wellington.
Chaparral's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Belle Plaine, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Chaparral skirted past Belle Plaine 9-8 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Chaparral repeat their success, or does Belle Plaine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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