Chaparral had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over the Horizon Huskies. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Chaparral also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Chaparral got a great performance from Ryan Penney as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Penney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Halvorson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Diego Chavez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Horizon's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kanon Faseler, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
The victory got Chaparral back to even at 13-13. As for Horizon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-15.
Chaparral does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Horizon also has no future games currently scheduled.
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