It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cherry Creek had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Cherry Creek who now have 14 in a row.
Ryan Falke tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mason Scott and Eddie Esquivel did most of the damage at the plate: Scott went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double, while Esquivel scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
On Mountain Vista's side, they got a good showing from Chase Ruden, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
Cherry Creek pushed their record up to 20-4-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Mountain Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13-1.
Cherry Creek will play host again on Friday to welcome Chaparral, where first pitch is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Cherry Creek: 3.3, Chaparral: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Mountain Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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