The Chaparral Wolverines will be playing at home against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
Chaparral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Legend, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Chaparral was ranked 18th). Chaparral lost 10-1 to Legend on Friday.
Chaparral got a good showing from Becket Bacon, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Chaparral saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh McWilliams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mountain Vista, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let Highlands Ranch onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Wednesday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Mountain Vista has managed all season.
Chase Ruden looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Mountain Vista got a big performance out of Alex King, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Andrew Beffel was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Chaparral's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Mountain Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Chaparral has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mountain Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Chaparral took their win against Mountain Vista in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-4. Will Chaparral repeat their success, or does Mountain Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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