Cheyenne put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Awaken Christian Lions as the Cheyenne Desert Shields made off with a 13-2 victory. Considering Cheyenne has won 15 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Adrian Catalan was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Catalan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Catalan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Cheyenne got a big performance out of Noel Bravo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Bravo has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tapa'aufa'asisina Gamoras, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Awaken Christian's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Deven West, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Cheyenne's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-0. As for Awaken Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cheyenne will challenge Southeast Career Tech at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Southeast Career Tech will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Awaken Christian, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Adelson at 1:00 p.m.
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