Chaparral is 1-7 against Douglas County since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Chaparral Wolverines will be playing in front of their home fans against the Douglas County Huskies at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chaparral took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Mountain Vista 3-2.
Logan Steckel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jordin Albertson, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Douglas County's way against Arapahoe on Monday as Douglas County made off with a 13-3 win.
Anthony Piscatelli tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Douglas County got a massive performance out of Corey Chavez, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Geiser, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Chaparral's victory bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Douglas County, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
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