Baseball Recap: Cheyenne Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cheyenne can now relate to. They fell 7-2 to the Rancho Rams on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Desert Shields couldn't push the score so high this time.

Taven Thaker was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.

Thaker wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was David Altamirano, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double.

Cheyenne's loss dropped their record down to 20-11. As for Rancho, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-15.

Cheyenne does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rancho, they will square off against Mater Academy East Las Vegas at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Rams' hitters will have their work cut out for them.