Cherry posted their closest victory since May 18, 2024 on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Randolph Rockets 8-6. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Noah Sundquist made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over 5.2 innings pitched. Sundquist was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Heitzman, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI. Kalub Brown also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Cherry and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Randolph, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Cherry has already played their next contest (against Kenyon-Wanamingo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Randolph, they will venture away from home to face off against Medford at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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