Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chaparral). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Regis Jesuit Raiders a 20-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win was nothing new for the Wolverines as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Emma Graham looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ashlyn Burgess, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Ella Pomme, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chaparral was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .684. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in 12 consecutive games.
Chaparral's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-7. As for Regis Jesuit, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chaparral will venture away from home to challenge Cherokee Trail at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Regis Jesuit, they will head out on the road to square off against Vista PEAK Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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