Bears
| 03/21/25 vs East Hall | 16 |
| 03/11/25 @ Monroe Area | 15 |
| 03/21/25 vs East Hall | 14 |
| 03/03/25 @ East Forsyth | 12 |
| 03/25/25 vs Jefferson | 9 |
Cherokee Bluff waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victors by a 14-5 margin over the Jefferson Dragons. Considering the Bears have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cherokee Bluff got a great performance from Gabe Gowder as he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Gowder also tossed a walk, which is notable because Cherokee Bluff is 5-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 6-7 otherwise.
At the plate, Bubba Coleman and Landon Kemp did most of the damage at the plate: Coleman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Kemp went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Coleman has become a key player for Cherokee Bluff: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-8 otherwise. Beau Bruns also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Cherokee Bluff was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .409 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Cherokee Bluff pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Jefferson, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-10.
Cherokee Bluff will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jefferson: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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