Chaparral is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Reno. The Chaparral Firebirds fell just short of the Reno Huskies by a score of 4-2. The Firebirds were not able to make up for their loss to the Huskies from their previous meeting back in March of 2022.
Devin Long
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Devin Long was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Reece Solar was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Mesa, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Chaparral's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Reno, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Looking ahead, Chaparral will be taking part in a tournament against Hamilton at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chaparral 3.4, Hamilton 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Reno, they will take on Grand Terrace in a tournament on Monday.
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