The Cesar Chavez Champions will venture away from home to square off against the Camelback Spartans at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Cesar Chavez is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Cesar Chavez didn't have quite enough to beat Apollo and fell 3-1.
Cesar Chavez saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zade Munoz, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Camelback). They were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over South Mountain on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly ten runs.
The team relied heavily on Cesar Fernandez, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alex Figueroa, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Camelback always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Cesar Chavez's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Camelback, their win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-17.
Camelback's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cesar Chavez hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .391. It's a different story for Camelback, though, as they've only averaged .204. Will they be able to contain Cesar Chavez's hitters?
Cesar Chavez was able to grind out a solid victory over Camelback in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, winning 11-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Champions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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