Chaparral was the 7-0 winner over Desert Mountain when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Chaparral Firebirds suffered a rough 12-3 loss at the hands of the Desert Mountain Wolves on Thursday.
Justin Cherrington made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Chris Newstrom, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Desert Mountain's side, they got a great performance from Lukas Geisler as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kevin Hoffmaster, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Pettigrew, who went 3-for-5 with a triple and an RBI.
Chaparral's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Desert Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Chaparral will head out on the road to square off against Desert Mountain at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Chaparral's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Desert Mountain, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Dakota Ridge at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
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