The Desert Mountain Wolves will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Chaparral Firebirds, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:45 p.m. Desert Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Desert Mountain stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They never let Hillsboro onto the board and left with a 9-0 win.
Austin Smith looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Peter Egen relieved him and did a solid job, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Andrew Jones was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Quentin Starbuck was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Chaparral faced Desert Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Chaparral suffered a rough 12-3 loss at the hands of Desert Mountain.
Justin Cherrington was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Chris Newstrom, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Desert Mountain's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Chaparral, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Everything went Desert Mountain's way against Chaparral when the teams last played on Thursday as Desert Mountain made off with a 12-3 win. Will Desert Mountain repeat their success, or does Chaparral have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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