Abilene took a 11-run defeat the last time they faced off against Chapman, but they managed to turn things around on Tuesday. The Abilene Cowboys narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Chapman Fighting Irish 14-12. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Abilene.
For Chapman's part, Ben Griffis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Lewis, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Abilene's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Chapman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Abilene will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Wamego. Wamego's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Abilene's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Chapman, they will head out on the road to take on St. Marys at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Chapman is facing St. Marys at the right time seeing as St. Marys is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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