With a playoff game on the line, Chester rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Deuel Cardinals a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Chester, who have now won 11 matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
The win was the seventh in a row for Chester, bringing their record for this year to 19-1. As for Deuel, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-6.
Chester will square off against Alcester-Hudson at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Chester is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Deuel, they will square off against Florence/Henry at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Deuel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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