The Cherry Creek Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Chatfield Chargers at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cherry Creek is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Cherry Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Cherokee Trail, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Cherry Creek was ranked fifth). Cherry Creek came out on top against Cherokee Trail by a score of 5-1 on Tuesday.
Ryan Falke tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Eddie Esquivel was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Sean Goldy was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chatfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valor Christian. Chatfield has not had much luck with Valor Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Chatfield also got a good showing from Riley Suddath, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Cherry Creek's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4-1. As for Chatfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Cherry Creek beat Chatfield 9-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cherry Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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