Cherry Creek fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Arapahoe on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Arapahoe Warriors by a score of 7-6. Cherry Creek's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Cherry Creek got a good showing from Wyatt Rudden, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Rudden has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Connor Larkin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. Eddie Esquivel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Cherry Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arapahoe only tossed ten.
On Arapahoe's side, Carter Landen was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Landen was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Kellan Dreiling looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyson Watson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Cherry Creek's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3-2. As for Arapahoe, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Cherry Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Mountain Vista at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Arapahoe, they will head out on the road to square off against Grandview at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Grandview has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.36 runs per game on average), something Arapahoe will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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