Baseball Preview: Cherry Creek Bruins vs. Overland Trailblazers
Cherry Creek is 10-0 against Overland since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cherry Creek Bruins will look to defend their home field against the Overland Trailblazers at 4:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cherry Creek has nine straight wins, Overland has 27 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cherry Creek stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over Chatfield.
Cael Clancy looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Connor Larkin and Eddie Esquivel did most of the damage at the plate: Larkin scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Esquivel went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Brayden Yasuzawa was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Overland scored the most runs they've had all season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 12-9 to Thornton.
Scott Dewey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tai'Shaun Charleston, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Overland was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Cherry Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-1 record this season. As for Overland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Overland's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cherry Creek hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Overland, though, as they've only averaged .150. Will they be able to contain Cherry Creek's hitters?
Everything went Cherry Creek's way against Overland in their previous meeting back in April as Cherry Creek made off with a 21-1 victory. Will Cherry Creek repeat their success, or does Overland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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