Arvada West lost against Cherry Creek back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Arvada West Wildcats fell 6-2 to the Cherry Creek Bruins. Arvada West has not had much luck with Cherry Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Arvada West got a good showing from Jaxon Saunders, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Saunders has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Arvada West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tate Deal, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Cherry Creek's side, they got a great performance from Ryan Falke as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Sean Goldy was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mason Scott, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Arvada West's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Cherry Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-2 record this season.
Arvada West will head out on the road to take on Grandview at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Cherry Creek, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Valor Christian at 11:00 a.m. Cherry Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Valor Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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