Chaparral fought the good fight in their extra-innings  match against ThunderRidge  on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the ThunderRidge Grizzlies by a score of  8-6. It was the first time  this season that Chaparral let down their fans at home.
  Cole Jenkins was cooking despite his team's loss,   scoring three  runs and  stealing two bases while  getting on base  in three of his five plate appearances.
 On ThunderRidge's side,  Hudson Fagerholt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He  struck out seven batters over  three innings while giving up   no  earned runs or  hits. Fagerholt has been consistent recently: he hasn't  given up  more than two  walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Fagerholt was also big at the plate,  going 2-for-5 with a  double and  an  RBI.
 In other pitching news,  Trevor Beutner looked comfortable as he  pitched four innings while giving up  three earned runs off   five  hits.
 Back at the plate,  Brody Dinges was  incredible,  scoring two  runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was  Ty Beutner, who  scored two  runs while  getting on base  in three of his five plate appearances.
 Chaparral's loss  ended  a  six-game streak of wins at home  dating back to last season and  dropped them to 11-5. As for ThunderRidge, their win  ended  a  four-game drought on the road  dating back to last season and  puts them at 3-11.
 Chaparral will be playing in front of their home fans against Regis Jesuit at 4:15  p.m.  on Wednesday. As for ThunderRidge, they will head out on the road to  take on  Douglas County at 4:15  p.m.  on Wednesday.
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