The Chaparral Firebirds will be playing at home against the Desert Mountain Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Chaparral faced Casteel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Chaparral came out on top against Casteel by a score of 8-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Chaparral.
Chris Newstrom was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Chavez, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Desert Mountain got themselves on the board against Mountain Pointe on Wednesday, but Mountain Pointe never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Pride out 1-0.
Desert Mountain also got a great performance from Brody James as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched.
Chaparral is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Desert Mountain, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Chaparral took their win against Desert Mountain in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Does Chaparral have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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