Softball Recap: Cherry Creek Bruins vs. Mullen Mustangs
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cherry Creek). They put the hurt on the Mullen Mustangs with a sharp 22-4 victory on Tuesday. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Brooke Krier was a standout: she scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. Emma Brown was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherry Creek kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 11.8.
Cherry Creek is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Mullen, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cherry Creek will face off against Grandview at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive. As for Mullen, they will square off against Eaglecrest at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Eaglecrest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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