Cherry Creek put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past the Chatfield Chargers 11-5. Winning may never get old, but Cherry Creek sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Cael Clancy looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cherry Creek let Connor Larkin and Eddie Esquivel loose on the outfield. Larkin scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Esquivel went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Yasuzawa, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
On Chatfield's side, Brady Snow put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Snow was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Snow wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Trout, who went 1-for-5 with a home run.
Cherry Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-1 record this season. As for Chatfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-13.
Cherry Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Overland at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Chatfield, they will head out on the road to take on Columbine at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chatfield is facing Columbine at the right time seeing as Columbine is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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