Grandview is 1-9 against Cherokee Trail since August of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Grandview Wolves will head out to square off against the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 3:30 p.m. Grandview is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Grandview will head into Saturday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 15) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Eaglecrest 5-3.
Kamaya Soniea-Harris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sasha Kennedy, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Donaldson, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail was able to grind out a solid victory over Arapahoe on Saturday, taking the game 12-7.
Delaney Falzon and Kylie Twilt did most of the damage at the plate: Falzon went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Twilt scored a run while going 3-for-4. Isabelle Becker was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherokee Trail was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .447. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arapahoe only posted a batting average of .231.
Grandview pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Cherokee Trail, their record is now 18-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Grandview hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cherokee Trail struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Grandview came up short against Cherokee Trail when the teams last played back in September, falling 11-6. Can Grandview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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