Baseball Preview: Cherokee Chiefs vs. Bishop Eustace Prep Crusaders
Cherokee and Bishop Eustace Prep are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Cherokee Chiefs will be playing at home against the Bishop Eustace Prep Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cherokee: 3.3, Bishop Eustace Prep: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cherokee stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Rancocas Valley as Cherokee made off with a 12-5 victory. Cherokee's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Eustace Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Audubon.
Bishop Eustace Prep got a good showing from Lucas Edwards, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Bishop Eustace Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dante Bell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cherokee's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Bishop Eustace Prep, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4.
Cherokee was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop Eustace Prep in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 6-2. Does Cherokee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Eustace Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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