The Cherokee Trail Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Sunnyslope Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Cherokee Trail will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Sunnyslope's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Cherokee Trail hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. Cherokee Trail never let Saguaro get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Tuesday.
Carter Wilcox
| 03/18/25 vs Saguaro | 14 |
| 04/23/24 @ Mullen | 11 |
| 05/11/24 @ Cherry Creek | 10 |
| 05/03/24 vs Mullen | 10 |
| 03/28/24 vs Chatfield | 7 |
Carter Wilcox tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brody Ceyrolles, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI. Jacob Ryan also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Cherokee Trail was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .381 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sunnyslope lost 11-2 to Castle View on Tuesday. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sunnyslope also got a good showing from Camden Grove, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Grove has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sunnyslope saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryan Mares, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Sunnyslope's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Cherokee Trail, their record is now 5-1.
Sunnyslope's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cherokee Trail hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .335. It's a different story for Sunnyslope, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Cherokee Trail's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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