The Chaparral Firebirds are taking a road trip to face off against the Mountain Pointe Pride at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Chaparral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Horizon, who was ranked 24th at the time (Chaparral was ranked 25th). The Firebirds fell 9-4 to the Huskies on Thursday. The Firebirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gavin Mesa
| 03/19/25 vs Desert Edge | 3 |
| 03/13/25 vs Hamilton | 3 |
| 04/24/25 vs Horizon | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Saguaro | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Desert Mountain | 2 |
| + 10 more games |
Gavin Mesa was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Chaparral: the team is 9-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-10 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Mountain Pointe fell victim to Alhambra and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Lions. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Pride have suffered since February 26th.
Mountain Pointe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Mungaray, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double. Kai Klepfer also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Mountain Pointe's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Chaparral skirted past Mountain Pointe 1-0 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Firebirds since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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