Baseball Recap: Cherry Creek Bruins vs. Smoky Hill Buffaloes
Cherry Creek stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They beat the Smoky Hill Buffaloes by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-0. Cherry Creek's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Will Taylor made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Taylor has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Taylor was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Cherry Creek got a great performance from Cameron Larson as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Larson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Sean Goldy was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eli Rose, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Cherry Creek has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Smoky Hill, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Cherry Creek will take on Palmer Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Palmer Ridge has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.81 runs per game on average), something Cherry Creek will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Smoky Hill, they will head out on the road to take on Grandview at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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