The Cherry Creek Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Chandler Wolves at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Cherry Creek had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Pine Creek.
Cherry Creek got a good showing from Wyatt Rudden, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Cherry Creek got a big performance out of Brayden Yasuzawa, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Sean Goldy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Chandler had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Horizon on Monday. Chandler has not had much luck with Horizon recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Chandler also got a good showing from Ahmed Mohamed, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Mohamed has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sam Lorgan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, an additional RBI, and an additional run.
Even though they lost, Chandler didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Cherry Creek's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-1-1. As for Chandler, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.
Everything went Cherry Creek's way against Chandler in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Cherry Creek made off with an 11-3 win. Does Cherry Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chandler turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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