The Cherry Creek Bruins will face off against the Grandview Wolves at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Cherry Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Regis Jesuit 4-3. The win continues a trend for the Bruins in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won four in a row.
Ryan Falke tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Connor Larkin and Mason Scott did most of the damage at the plate: Larkin went 3-for-4 with one home run, while Scott went 2-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Grandview faced Broomfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Wolves narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Eagles 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for the Wolves as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Chase Chapman, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Matthew Schimberg was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles.
Grandview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cherry Creek, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5-1.
Cherry Creek skirted past Grandview 6-4 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bruins since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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