Chaparral lost against Santa Teresa last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Chaparral Lobos fell just short of the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors by a score of 4-3. The loss continues a trend for Chaparral in their matchups with Santa Teresa: they've now lost nine in a row.
Israel Nieto was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Nieto has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nieto was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Nieto wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luis Ramos, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Santa Teresa's side, Ardon Luna spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Gavin Garcia was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jaydon Fernandez, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Chaparral's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8. As for Santa Teresa, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Chaparral by a score of 11-6 later that day.
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