The Chavez Titans will face off against the Tokay Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Chavez has struggled recently with 14 defeats in a row, while Tokay will arrive with four straight victories.
Chavez came up short against Bear Creek on Friday, falling 16-2. That's two games in a row now that the Titans have lost by exactly 14 runs.
Chavez saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Fierros, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Fierros also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Tokay got themselves on the board against Central Valley on Monday, but Central Valley never followed suit. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 3-0.
The result came thanks to Paul Buckley's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Brock Sell was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Vandyke, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Tokay pushed their record up to 6-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Chavez, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Everything went Chavez's way against Tokay when the teams last played back in April of 2021, as Chavez made off with an 11-1 win. Does Chavez have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tokay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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