Firebirds
| 03/06/25 vs Mountain Pointe | 1-0 |
| 02/26/25 @ Cactus Shadows | 2-4 |
| 03/01/25 vs Hamilton | 2-5 |
While Chaparral put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Mountain Pointe. The Chaparral Firebirds sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Mountain Pointe Pride. The one-run effort marked the Firebirds' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Grafton Marshall-Inman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Mesa, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Tanner Anderson also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Chaparral and bumps their season record up to 4-2. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Mountain Pointe, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Coming up, Chaparral will look to defend their home field on Friday against San Luis at 3:45 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chaparral: 3.3, San Luis: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mountain Pointe, they are taking a road trip to challenge Maricopa at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Maricopa has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.83 runs per game on average), something Mountain Pointe will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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