It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Chowchilla can now relate to. They fell just short of the Hanford West Huskies by a score of 11-9 on Wednesday. The Tribe were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Huskies earlier this season, when they won 4-3.
Davian Stephenson
| 05/09/25 vs Yosemite | 3 |
| 05/02/25 @ Minarets | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Sierra | 3 |
| 02/26/25 @ Livingston | 3 |
| 05/21/25 vs Hanford West | 2 |
| + 12 more games |
Davian Stephenson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Chowchilla is 7-2 when Stephenson posts two or more runs, but 8-12 otherwise.
In other batting news, Isaak Barbosa was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Chowchilla's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 12-13 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Chavez, who earned two RBI and one run.
Chowchilla's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-14. As for Hanford West, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-14.
Chowchilla does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hanford West, they will challenge Lemoore at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Huskies' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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