The Cherokee Braves will head out on the road to face off against the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cherokee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past South Davidson 19-4. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Braves as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Community Charter came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 17-2 victory.
Piedmont Community Charter let Julianna East and Evangeline East run wild. Julianna went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Evangeline got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four runs and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave Evangeline a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailee Roper, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run.
Piedmont Community Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gray Stone Day only posted an OBP of .421.
Piedmont Community Charter's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.7 runs over those games. As for Cherokee, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
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