Chapin is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Canutillo is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Chapin Huskies will take on the Canutillo Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Chapin is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Burges on Monday and snuck past 16-15.
Chapin let Devon Soto and Nicholas Luna loose on the outfield. Soto scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Luna went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Tarchinski, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Canutillo can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They never let Andress onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory.
Isaac Garza made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Garza has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garza was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Canutillo got a massive performance out of Enrique Guerra, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Guerra is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Ian Melendez was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Chapin has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-16 record this season. As for Canutillo, their win bumped their record up to 20-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Chapin has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Canutillo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Chapin might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Canutillo in their previous matchup on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Canutillo's Emilio Melendez, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that Chapin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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