The Chatfield Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chatfield has four straight victories, Ralston Valley has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chatfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Arvada West, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Chatfield was ranked ninth). Chatfield had just enough and edged Arvada West out 8-7.
Chatfield got a great performance from Isabella Leech as she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kendall Davros, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Lexie Balfanz, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley came up short against Columbine on Monday and fell 10-7.
Chatfield is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Ralston Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went Chatfield's way against Ralston Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Chatfield made off with a 13-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chatfield 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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