Checotah got themselves on the board against Sallisaw on Thursday, but Sallisaw never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Sallisaw Black Diamonds as they made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Aurora Madewell and Shaelynn Casey did most of the damage at the plate: Madewell went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Casey scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Layna Vandiver, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Checotah always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Checotah is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Sallisaw, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with that defeat, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Checotah will venture away from home to challenge Broken Bow at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sallisaw, they will head out to take on Westville at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
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