The Cheyenne Desert Shields will be playing at home against the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cheyenne has 14 straight wins, Pinecrest Academy Cadence has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cheyenne stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Valley with a sharp 15-5 victory.
Raider Campos and Esai Esparza were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Campos didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Esparza tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Campos scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Esparza scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noel Bravo, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Ramiro Lopez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy Cadence suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Desert Pines on Friday.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camrith Fernandes, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Cheyenne pushed their record up to 14-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.3 runs per game. As for Pinecrest Academy Cadence, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Cheyenne has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Pinecrest Academy Cadence, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 per game. Will Cheyenne keep running through batters, or will Pinecrest Academy Cadence buck the trend?
Cheyenne took their victory against Pinecrest Academy Cadence in their previous matchup on March 7th by a conclusive 20-2. Does Cheyenne have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinecrest Academy Cadence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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