For the second straight game, River Bluff will face off against Chapin. The Gators will head out to square off against the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. River Bluff's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Chapin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
River Bluff is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Chapin just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 9-3 to the Eagles.
For Chapin's part, Ty Harper made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Harper a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Weston Plotner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Mejia, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
The win made it two in a row for Chapin and bumps their season record up to 7-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for River Bluff, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-2.
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