Mullen and Cherokee Trail are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Mullen Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Mullen didn't have quite enough to beat Eaglecrest and fell 3-2.
Mullen saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Marsh, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Mullen didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eaglecrest only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail faced Cherry Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Cherokee Trail fell 5-1 to Cherry Creek. Cherokee Trail's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Mullen's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Cherokee Trail, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
Mullen might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Cherokee Trail in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cherokee Trail's Carter Wilcox, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Now that Mullen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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