Sunrise Mountain extended their losing streak to 14 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 1-19 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 12-11 heartbreaker at the hands of the Chaparral Cowboys. That's two games in a row now that the Miners have lost by just one run.
Zidro Solis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Antonio Arreola was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
As for Chaparral, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-16. That's two games straight that they have won by just one run.
On Chaparral's side, Christian Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Rodriguez is becoming a predictor of Chaparral's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 2-15 when he doesn't). Rodriguez was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Marcus Culver, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for Chaparral: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-16 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Steven Woodruff, who earned one run and three stolen bases.
Sunrise Mountain has already played their next match, a 16-1 defeat against Cheyenne on the 2nd. Chaparral does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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