Chiefs
| 03/18/25 @ Claiborne | 22 |
| 03/08/25 vs Clinton | 16 |
| 03/10/25 @ Volunteer | 15 |
| 03/11/25 vs Volunteer | 12 |
| 03/11/25 vs Volunteer | 12 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cherokee). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Claiborne Bulldogs a 22-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Chiefs in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won six in a row.
Manning Brooks and Jayden Weston did most of the damage at the plate: Brooks scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Weston went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That stolen base was Brooks' first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Boyd, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Cherokee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Claiborne only posted a batting average of .077.
The win got Cherokee back to even at 6-6. As for Claiborne, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cherokee will square off against Dobyns-Bennett at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Claiborne, they will face off against Thomas Walker at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Claiborne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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