Cherokee won against Walton on Thursday with two runs and decided to stick to that total again on Saturday. The Warriors came out on top in a nail-biter against the Gilmer Bobcats, sneaking past 2-1.
For Gilmer's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braley Stewart, who went a perfect 3-for-3 while posting 1 double. The game also marked Stewart's sixth in a row in which she got on base at least two times.
Cherokee has now won nine of their last 10 games on the road. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those road victories came by way of their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those 10 games. As for Gilmer, they moved to 10-12 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Cherokee is on the road again on Tuesday to play Cambridge at 5:30 p.m. As for Gilmer, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Dawson County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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