On Thursday, Cherokee Trail faced Chaparral in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cherokee Trail Cougars never let the Chaparral Wolverines onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won 13 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Cherokee Trail got a massive performance out of Kylie Twilt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Icela Ciocarlan, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Cherokee Trail always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chaparral only posted an OBP of .211.
Cherokee Trail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Chaparral, the loss snapped their winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 12-8 record.
Cherokee Trail will play host again on Saturday to welcome Arapahoe, where first pitch is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Arapahoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Chaparral, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Heritage at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
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