Softball Preview: Cherokee Braves vs. Robbinsville Black Knights
Cherokee is 0-10 against Robbinsville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cherokee Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Robbinsville Black Knights at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cherokee's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Asheville with a sharp 18-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cherokee.
Meanwhile, Robbinsville entered their tilt with Hiwassee Dam with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Eagles 14-2.
Suri (money) Watty was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoie Shuler, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Cherokee has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Robbinsville, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Cherokee might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from Robbinsville in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robbinsville's Naomi Taylor, who tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that Cherokee knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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