Cherokee extended their losing streak to 11 on Thursday, dropping them down to 1-15. They came up short against the Andrews Wildcats, falling 25-1. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Cherokee saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKyan Panther, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
As for Andrews, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-2. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On Andrews' side, Kelby Waldroup and Logan Shular were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Waldroup didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Shular tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Waldroup got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run, while Shular went 4-for-5 with five runs, two stolen bases, and one triple. Shular has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Garrett, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tanner Postell, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one run.
As of now, neither Cherokee nor Andrews have any future games scheduled.
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