Cherokee Trail had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cherry Creek Bruins with a sharp 12-3 win. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Sydney Cobb and Emma Rice made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cobb struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Rice struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave Cobb a new career-high in strikeouts. At the plate, Cobb got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two doubles, while Rice went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kennedy Brian was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. What's more, she also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Icela Ciocarlan was another key player, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherokee Trail was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 13 consecutive matchups.
Cherokee Trail's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Cherry Creek, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-10.
Cherokee Trail will host Legend at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Legend is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Cherry Creek, they will welcome Smoky Hill at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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