The Maricopa Rams will head out on the road to take on the West Point Dragons at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Maricopa is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Maricopa proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over West Point.
Ethan Chavez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Chavez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Chavez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Chavez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dante Westmiller, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Maricopa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for West Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
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