Mountain Pointe and Chaparral are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Mountain Pointe Pride will head out on the road to square off against the Chaparral Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Pointe is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Mountain Pointe suffered a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of Casa Grande.
Mountain Pointe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Graves, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chaparral waltzed into their game on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over the Knights. After a 17-6 finish the last time they played, Chaparral and Higley decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
The team relied heavily on Peyton Clifford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mountain Pointe now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Chaparral, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Mountain Pointe's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's match. Mountain Pointe has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Chaparral, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Mountain Pointe continue to outrun the ball?
Mountain Pointe suffered a grim 20-8 defeat to Chaparral in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Mountain Pointe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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