The Mountain Pointe Pride will square off against the Chaparral Firebirds at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Mountain Pointe's offense. They lost 6-0 to Alhambra on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Pride have suffered since February 26th.
Mountain Pointe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Mungaray, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double. Kai Klepfer also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Chaparral faced Horizon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Firebirds fell 9-4 to the Huskies. The Firebirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gavin Mesa was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Chaparral is 9-1 when Mesa posts two or more runs, but 5-10 otherwise.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Mountain Pointe, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-17 record this season.
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