Silver had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 5-18 to make it five. They came up short against the Chaparral Lobos, falling 8-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lobos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 23-9 on Tuesday.
As for Chaparral, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-11. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
For Chaparral's part, Michael Molina made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Molina is becoming a predictor of Chaparral's success: when he posts at least ten strikeouts the team is undefeated (and 10-11 when he doesn't). Molina was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, Chaparral let Israel Nieto and Carlos Torres run wild. Nieto got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Torres went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Chaparral is 10-4 when Nieto posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise. Jaime Soria was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Chaparral beat Silver by a score of 13-1 later that day.
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