Heritage and Chaparral are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Heritage Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Chaparral Wolverines at 4:15 p.m.
Heritage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Rock Canyon, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Heritage was ranked 19th). Heritage lost 12-2 to Rock Canyon on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Heritage in their matchups with Rock Canyon: they've now lost three in a row.
Heritage saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Thompson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chaparral has not done well against Douglas County recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Chaparral skirted past Douglas County 7-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Chaparral.
Logan Manuello tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jensyn Nelson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Chaparral, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Heritage suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Chaparral in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Heritage, Cooper Gilliland (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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