The Grandview Wolves will play host again on Monday to welcome the Cherokee Trail Cougars, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Grandview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Grandview will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 12-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Eaglecrest on Saturday. Grandview sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Eaglecrest.
Jax Pfister made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Pfister was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aj Maroni, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail faced Cherry Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Cherokee Trail fell just short of Cherry Creek by a score of 8-6. Cherokee Trail has struggled against Cherry Creek recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Grandview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Cherokee Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Grandview might still be hurting after the 15-3 defeat they got from Cherokee Trail in their previous meeting on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cherokee Trail's Akoi Burton, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Now that Grandview 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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