Softball Recap: Cherokee Bluff Bears vs. West Hall Spartans
Cherokee Bluff came tearing into Tuesday's contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the West Hall Spartans an 11-0 shutout. Considering the Bears have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lillie Diehl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, she also racked up four strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in August. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mac Warren was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Kaitlyn Herren was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherokee Bluff always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're OBP total in four consecutive matches.
Cherokee Bluff has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for West Hall, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-19 record this season.
Cherokee Bluff will head out to square off against Jefferson at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for West Hall, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Chestatee at 5:30 p.m. Chestatee is coming into the game with eight straight wins on the road, so West Hall will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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