Indians
| 04/04/25 @ Sheffield | 18 |
| 02/22/25 vs Covenant Christian | 15 |
| 03/01/25 @ Phil Campbell | 13 |
| 02/27/25 vs Tharptown | 12 |
| 03/18/25 vs Covenant Christian | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cherokee). They never let the Sheffield Bulldogs get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.
Libby Collum made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Collum was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Emily Crocker and Tatum Lockett did most of the damage at the plate: Crocker scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Lockett went 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Lockett a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of A'Kaiya Spencer, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Cherokee hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive matches.
Cherokee's win bumped their record up to 9-15. As for Sheffield, they dropped their record down to 0-17 with the defeat, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Cherokee will head out on the road to face off against Vina at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sheffield, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Mars Hill Bible at 4:30 p.m. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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