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| 04/02/24 - Home | 10-9 W |
| 04/01/24 - Away | 6-1 W |
| 05/06/23 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 05/04/23 - Away | 3-6 L |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 6-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Cherokee and Grainger are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. Cherokee will head out on the road to face off against Grainger at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Cherokee is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Dobyns-Bennett just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 10-1 to the Indians. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Chiefs have suffered since March 4th.
Cherokee saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charles Wagoner, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Grainger came up short against Union County on Friday and fell 6-2. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grainger also got a good showing from Jackson Trent, who struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Trent has posted since back in April of 2024.
Cherokee now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Grainger, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Cherokee skirted past Grainger 10-9 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cherokee 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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