Cherokee entered their tilt with Belgreen with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Belgreen Bulldogs on Wednesday and snuck past 5-3. This was payback for Cherokee, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Carli Sparks was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Sparks has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Sparks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Sparks wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was A?Kaiya Spencer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Cherokee's win bumped their record up to 33-21. As for Belgreen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-23-2.
Cherokee didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 loss vs. Waterloo on the 8th. Belgreen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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