Baseball Game Preview: Cherokee Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 3:42am

Baseball Preview: Cherokee Chiefs vs. Eastern Vikings

Cherokee and Eastern are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Cherokee Chiefs will head out on the road to challenge the Eastern Vikings at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Cherokee's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Eastern's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Cherokee is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Bishop Eustace Prep on Friday. They lost 7-1 to the Crusaders.

Meanwhile, Eastern can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cherry Hill East with a sharp 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eastern.

Cherokee has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season. As for Eastern, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

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