The Arapahoe Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Arapahoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Arapahoe didn't have quite enough to beat Rock Canyon and fell 6-5. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakyn Wilkinson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, Arapahoe didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Grizzlies 17-3. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Delaney Falzon was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Isabelle Becker, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Arapahoe's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Cherokee Trail, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Arapahoe 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 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Arapahoe suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Cherokee Trail in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Arapahoe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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