Cherry Creek came tearing into Saturday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over the Cherokee Trail Cougars. That's more bragging rights for Cherry Creek, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ryan Falke looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mason Scott was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Connor Larkin was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Cherokee Trail's side, Logan Reid made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jake Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Cherokee Trail didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cherry Creek only tossed six.
Cherry Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4-1 record this season. As for Cherokee Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
Cherry Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cherokee Trail, they will head out on the road to square off against Grandview at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Cherokee Trail is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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