The Cholla Chargers will challenge the Amphitheater Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cholla is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
Cholla made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Sabino, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Cholla never let Sabino get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Wednesday. While the Chargers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Raymond Molina
| 03/26/25 @ Sabino | 3 |
| 04/16/24 vs Mountain View | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Maricopa | 1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Tanque Verde | 1 |
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Raymond Molina made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other batting news, Hector Silvain was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Amphitheater was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 21-1 to Cholla.
The victory made it two in a row for Cholla and bumps their season record up to 6-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Amphitheater, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Amphitheater's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Cholla has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Amphitheater, though, as they've been averaging only 1.8 strikeouts. Will Cholla keep running through batters, or will Amphitheater buck the trend?
Cholla took their victory against Amphitheater in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 21-1. Does Cholla have another victory up their sleeve, or will Amphitheater turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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