Cherry Creek has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Cherry Creek will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Thomas Jefferson on Wednesday. Cherry Creek's pitcher stepped up to hand Thomas Jefferson a 13-0 shutout. That looming 13-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bruins yet this season.
Claudia Zipperer looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Paloma Heshmati was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Elena Sepesi, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherry Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Chatfield, falling 14-0.
Cherry Creek now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Mountain Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Mountain Vista's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cherry Creek has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Mountain Vista, though, as they've been averaging 10.2. Given Cherry Creek's sizable advantage in that area, Mountain Vista will need to find a way to close that gap.
Cherry Creek skirted past Mountain Vista 6-4 when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Will Cherry Creek repeat their success, or does Mountain Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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