Chaparral won against Kingman on Thursday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Roadrunners' pitchers stepped up to hand the Wichita Defenders HomeSchool Defenders a 9-0 shutout. The Roadrunners haven't had any issues with the Defenders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Kale Greve and Brody Latta were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Greve didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Latta pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Chaparral is undefeated when Greve allows one or fewer hits, but 5-8 otherwise. At bat, Greve went 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI, while Latta went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. That triple marked the first that Greve has hit this season.
Jaylon Cushenberry
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In other batting news, Jaylon Cushenberry was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Michael Kirkpatrick was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs.
Chaparral always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
The win got Chaparral back to even at 8-8. As for Wichita Defenders HomeSchool, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.
Chaparral will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Defenders: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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