Preview: Cedarcrest Red Wolves vs. Cascade Bruins
The Cedarcrest Red Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cascade Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cascade took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cedarcrest, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Cedarcrest narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Archbishop Murphy 2-1. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Cedarcrest has scored all year.
Luke Thompson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Cedarcrest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Ayers, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cascade fell victim to a rough 11-4 defeat at the hands of Meadowdale on Friday.
Cascade saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcell Alexander, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Cedarcrest now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Cascade, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cedarcrest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cascade struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cedarcrest beat Cascade 5-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Cedarcrest repeat their success, or does Cascade have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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