In what's become a running theme this season, Chaparral gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the El Paso Leadership Academy East Leaders. The win was familiar territory for Chaparral who now have three in a row.
Carlos Torres Jr. made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Torres Jr. has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Torres Jr. was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chaparral got a big performance out of Israel Nieto, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Luis Ramos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Chaparral's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for El Paso Leadership Academy East, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chaparral will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Deming at 7:00 p.m. on April 15th. As for El Paso Leadership Academy East, they will head out on the road to face off against Santa Teresa at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Teresa is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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