On Saturday, Cherokee Trail faced Cherry Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cherokee Trail Cougars fell just short of the Cherry Creek Bruins by a score of 8-6. The loss continues a trend for Cherokee Trail in their matchups with Cherry Creek: they've now lost three in a row.
Logan Reid was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of 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.
On Cherry Creek's side, Ryan Falke looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Falke has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mason Scott, who went 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.
Cherokee Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Cherry Creek, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 18-4-1.
Cherokee Trail is on the road again on Monday to play Grandview at 4:30 p.m. Cherokee Trail is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. Cherry Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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