Pinon is 1-9 against Chinle since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pinon Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Chinle Wildcats at 12:00 p.m.
Pinon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Coolidge two weeks ago. They lost 12-2 to the Bears.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chinle). Everything went their way against Window Rock on Wednesday as Chinle made off with a 17-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Duane Ayze and Hage Tsosie made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Ayze tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Tsosie struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. At the plate, Ayze scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Tsosie scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-6. That's the most runs Tsosie has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Kennon Sorrell was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mackaden Arthur, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-6.
Chinle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Window Rock only posted an OBP of .240.
Chinle now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Pinon, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Pinon might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Chinle in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Pinon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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