The Chino Valley Cougars will face off against the Parker Broncs at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Chino Valley will head out to face Parker after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. The Cougars might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to River Valley, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Cougars, who until this contest were averaging 3.95 runs allowed.
Chino Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Lamotte, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Parker's offense. They lost 14-0 to Yuma Catholic on Tuesday.
Parker's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Chino Valley, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 11-8.
Everything went Chino Valley's way against Parker when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Chino Valley made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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