The Camelback Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Chandler Wolves at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Camelback comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Camelback fell victim to Boulder Creek and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Jaguars.
Meanwhile, Chandler made easy work of Gilbert on Monday and carried off a 12-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won seven matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Luke Rylee was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Jace Harrell and Yale Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Harrell scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Johnson scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Chandler is 2-1 when Johnson posts two or more runs, but 7-9-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brian Romero, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Chandler was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Chandler's record is now 9-10-1. As for Camelback, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
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