Maricopa waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the West Point Dragons 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Maricopa, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ethan Chavez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Chavez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Chavez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Chavez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dante Westmiller, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On West Point's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Gallinger, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Ryan Salazar, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Maricopa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for West Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Maricopa will have a chance to go back-to-back against West Point: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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