The Chaparral Firebirds will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Chaparral faced Desert Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Chaparral fell 7-4 to Desert Mountain. Chaparral has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chaparral saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Santarius, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Cactus Shadows by a score of 7-5.
Notre Dame Prep also got a good showing from James Leibmann, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Leibmann has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Notre Dame Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Chaparral hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Chaparral came out on top in a nail-biter against Notre Dame Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. Does Chaparral have another victory up their sleeve, or will Notre Dame Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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