For the second straight game, Cherokee Bluff will face off against Jefferson. Cherokee Bluff will square off against Jefferson at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee Bluff is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, Cherokee Bluff made easy work of Jefferson and carried off a 14-5 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Gabe Gowder
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Gabe Gowder tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Cherokee Bluff is 5-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 6-7 otherwise.
At the plate, Cherokee Bluff let Bubba Coleman and Landon Kemp run wild. Coleman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Kemp went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Kemp is becoming a predictor of Cherokee Bluff's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Beau Bruns also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Cherokee Bluff always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .583 or higher in three consecutive games.
Cherokee Bluff's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Jefferson, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-10.
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