Baseball Recap: Jose Hernandez Jr. can't quite lead Eaglecrest over Cherry Creek

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 11:43am

Baseball Recap: Eaglecrest Raptors vs. Cherry Creek Bruins

Eaglecrest fell victim to Cherry Creek and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Cherry Creek Bruins. Eaglecrest has not had much luck with Cherry Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Eaglecrest got a good showing from Landen Holmes, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, Eaglecrest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Hernandez Jr., who went 1-for-2 with a double.

On Cherry Creek's side, Ryan Falke tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Falke has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Mason Scott was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Rose, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.

Eaglecrest's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Cherry Creek, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-4-1.

Eaglecrest will stay at home for another game and welcome Arapahoe at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Arapahoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Cherry Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Grandview at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Grandview has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

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