In what's become a running theme this season, Cherokee Trail gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mullen Mustangs a 6-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cherokee Trail also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Carter Wilcox tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Akoi Burton, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Reid, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Mullen's side, they got a good showing from Alexander Andrews, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Cherokee Trail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Mullen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-9.
Cherokee Trail will head out on the road to challenge Grandview at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Grandview is coming into the match with six straight wins at home, so Cherokee Trail will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Mullen will take on Smoky Hill at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Mullen is facing Smoky Hill at the right time seeing as Smoky Hill is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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