Burges is 1-9 against Chapin since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Huskies at 6:30 p.m.
Burges is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 22 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against El Paso on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chapin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Andress 17-1 on Tuesday. Considering the Huskies have won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Chapin let Josy Jaime-Garcia and Alyssa Pena run wild. Jaime-Garcia went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Pena went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs. Those three doubles gave Pena a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Iliana Velasquez, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
They weren't the only one making solid contact: Chapin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in four consecutive matchups.
Chapin has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games. As for Burges, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-15.
Burges beat Chapin 13-9 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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