After two games on the road, Chaparral is heading back home. They will take on the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Chaparral: 3.8, Murrieta Valley: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Chaparral didn't have quite enough to beat Paloma Valley and fell 3-2. Chaparral has struggled against Paloma Valley recently, as their match on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Chaparral saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Udell, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Chaparral didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paloma Valley only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vista Murrieta.
Rainn McMillan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bear Bachmeier, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Chaparral's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Murrieta Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Everything went Chaparral's way against Murrieta Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Chaparral made off with an 11-2 victory. Does Chaparral have another victory up their sleeve, or will Murrieta Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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