On Friday, Chaparral faced Desert Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Chaparral Firebirds fell just short of the Desert Mountain Wolves by a score of 3-2. Chaparral has struggled against Desert Mountain recently, as their contest on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Chaparral saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Clifford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kaelyn Moffitt was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 24-9. As for Desert Mountain, the win was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 31-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Chaparral by a score of 3-2 later that day.
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