Eaglecrest is 2-8 against Cherokee Trail since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eaglecrest Raptors will look to defend their home field against the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eaglecrest was handed a seven-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Brighton on Saturday. Eaglecrest sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Brighton. The victory was just what Eaglecrest needed coming off of a 7-0 defeat in their prior match.
John Rossi was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noah Brown, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail got themselves on the board against Eaglecrest on Friday, but Eaglecrest never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Raptors with a sharp 7-0 win.
Cherokee Trail got a massive performance out of Jake Hernandez, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Brody Ceyrolles was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Eaglecrest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Cherokee Trail, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eaglecrest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cherokee Trail struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Eaglecrest might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Cherokee Trail when the teams last played on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cherokee Trail's Logan Reid, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Now that Eaglecrest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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