Silver had lost nine straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 4-17 to make it ten. They came up short against the Chaparral Lobos, falling 23-9. The Fighting Colts were not able to make up for their loss to the Lobos from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
As for Chaparral, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-11. The result was nothing new for the Lobos, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
For Chaparral's part, Israel Nieto and Justin Castillo were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Nieto pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Castillo pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Nieto also tossed a walk, which is notable because Chaparral is 6-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-10 otherwise. At the plate, Nieto went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Castillo got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs Castillo has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Michael Molina was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Chaparral is 6-3 when Molina posts two or more runs, but 7-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Ramos, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Coming up, Silver will host Socorro at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.52 runs per game on average), something the Fighting Colts will no doubt try to take advantage of. Chaparral will be paying especially close attention to Silver's game: after Silver faces off against Socorro, they'll take on Chaparral again at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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