The Chaparral Firebirds will be playing at home against the Centennial Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Chaparral was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their rough 13-3 defeat to Notre Dame Prep might stick with them for a while.
Chaparral saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Cherrington, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Centennial's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Sunrise Mountain by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Centennial has scored all season.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Centennial, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Chaparral hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Chaparral came out on top in a nail-biter against Centennial when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Does Chaparral have another victory up their sleeve, or will Centennial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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