Preview: Cascade Bruins vs. Cedarcrest Red Wolves
The Cascade Bruins will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Cedarcrest Red Wolves at 4:00 p.m. Cascade will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Last Friday, Cascade suffered a tough 11-4 loss at the hands of Meadowdale.
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.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Cedarcrest sidestepped Archbishop Murphy for a 2-1 win. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Cedarcrest has scored all season.
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.
Cascade's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Cedarcrest, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cascade has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cedarcrest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cascade came up short against Cedarcrest when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Cascade avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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