The Chaparral Firebirds will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Cactus Shadows Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Chaparral is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Chaparral had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Centennial.
Chaparral got a good showing from Andrew Lockridge, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Lockridge has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chaparral saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Cherrington, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Luke Santarius, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Cactus Shadows came up short against Desert Mountain on Thursday and fell 8-4.
Carter Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Cactus Shadows, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8-1.
Chaparral skirted past Cactus Shadows 5-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cactus Shadows' Derek Schaefer, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Chaparral to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
