Chaparral has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the El Paso Leadership Academy East Leaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chaparral can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They never let Hot Springs onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory.
Israel Nieto made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Nieto has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nieto was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Michael Molina was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Luis Ramos, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, El Paso Leadership Academy East narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Cobre 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for El Paso Leadership Academy East.
The team relied heavily on ARTURO BARRAZA, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. FERNANDO CORTEZ was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Chaparral's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs per game. As for El Paso Leadership Academy East, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Chaparral came up short against El Paso Leadership Academy East in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 6-2. Can Chaparral avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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