For the second straight game, Desert Mountain will face off against Chaparral. The Wolves will square off against the Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Desert Mountain is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Desert Mountain came up short against Chaparral on Monday, falling 13-2.
For Chaparral's part, they got a massive performance out of Parker Halvorson, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Halvorson has become a key player for the Firebirds: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Santarius, who scored a run while going 4-for-5.
Halvorson wasn't the only one making solid contact: Chaparral kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for the Firebirds: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.8.
Chaparral has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
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