The Chandler Wolves will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Basha Bears at 4:00 p.m. The last six games Chandler has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Chandler will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Corona del Sol, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Chandler had just enough and edged Corona del Sol out 4-2.
Meanwhile, Basha faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Basha fell just short of Queen Creek by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Basha couldn't push the score so high this time.
Basha saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Smith, who went 1-for-4 with a triple.
Chandler is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13-2 record this season. As for Basha, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11-1.
Chandler came out on top in a nail-biter against Basha in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Basha's David Richter, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Chandler still be able to contain Richter? There's only one way to find out.
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