The Cherry Creek Bruins will take on the Smoky Hill Buffaloes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Cherry Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Douglas County, taking the game 9-5.
Paloma Heshmati tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Elena Sepesi was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper Bostock, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Cherry Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Douglas County only posted a batting average of .231.
Smoky Hill never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Mullen last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 17-6 victory.
Smoky Hill got a massive performance out of Ailey Henry, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Henry a new career-high in hits. Nikiah Light was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Cherry Creek has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Smoky Hill, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12.
Smoky Hill's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cherry Creek has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. It's a different story for Smoky Hill, though, as they've been averaging 12.5. Given Cherry Creek's sizable advantage in that area, Smoky Hill will need to find a way to close that gap.
Cherry Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Smoky Hill in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 10-7. Does Cherry Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smoky Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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