After a 17-10 finish the last time they played, Chaparral and Cactus Shadows decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. The Chaparral Wolverines came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cactus Shadows Falcons on Monday and snuck past 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Chaparral, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Chaparral got a great performance from Logan Steckel as he didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On Cactus Shadows' side, they got a good showing from Wyatt Schottel, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Cactus Shadows saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Brown, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Chaparral and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Cactus Shadows, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
Chaparral will head out on the road to take on Tolleson at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chaparral's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Tolleson's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cactus Shadows, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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