Baseball Recap: Cherokee Trail Cougars vs. Eaglecrest Raptors
Cherokee Trail waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the Eaglecrest Raptors. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cherokee Trail also won the last time the pair played last Friday.
Carter Wilcox looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Jake Hernandez was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Luca Slavato, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Eaglecrest's side, John Rossi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Cherokee Trail has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Eaglecrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Cherokee Trail will head out on the road to face off against Arapahoe at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Arapahoe is on a four-game streak of home wins, Cherokee Trail a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Eaglecrest will take on Rocky Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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