Cesar Chavez fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Highland on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 8-6. The loss continues a trend for the Champions in their meetings with the Hawks: they've now lost five in a row.
Cesar Chavez saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Damian Uriarte, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI. Christian Macklis also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Cesar Chavez now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Highland, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-1.
Looking ahead, Cesar Chavez will face off against Maryvale at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The contest will give the Champions their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Highland, they will challenge Vestavia Hills at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The Rebels' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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