The Chaparral Wolverines will be playing at home against the Brighton Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Chaparral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Castle View, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Chaparral was ranked 17th). Chaparral took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Castle View on Monday. Chaparral's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Logan Manuello was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
At the plate, Jordin Albertson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brighton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past Boulder 10-8.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Bertke, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Griffin, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Chaparral's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7. As for Brighton, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Chaparral has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Brighton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Chaparral skirted past Brighton 3-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Brighton's Anthony Treto, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Chaparral to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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