Cherokee Trail is 2-8 against Grandview since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cherokee Trail Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Grandview Wolves at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cherokee Trail can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Mullen a 6-0 shutout.
Cherokee Trail got a great performance from Carter Wilcox as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Wilcox has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Akoi Burton was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Reid, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Grandview entered their tilt with Smoky Hill with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Buffaloes with a sharp 10-2 win on Friday.
Nick Martensen looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Brock Johnston was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tony Crow, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Cherokee Trail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Grandview, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Cherokee Trail came up short against Grandview when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grandview's Justin Dean, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Now that Cherokee Trail knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
