The Chapin Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Burges Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Chapin knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Burges likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, while Chapin put up some runs, the same can't be said for Jefferson. Chapin put the hurt on Jefferson with a sharp 10-0 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Chapin as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Michael Soto was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Tarchinski, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Burges was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. Their rough 9-2 loss to Canutillo might stick with them for a while. Burges has struggled against Canutillo recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Burges saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Saeed De Lara, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Chapin's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-16. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 7.7 runs. As for Burges, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8-2.
Everything went Chapin's way against Burges when the teams last played back in March as Chapin made off with a 15-9 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chapin 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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