Cherry Creek has gone 9-1 against Mullen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Cherry Creek Bruins will take on the Mullen Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Cherry Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Smoky Hill 16-4 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bruins.
Paloma Heshmati looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Cherry Creek got a massive performance out of Laurel Brunschwig, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Brunschwig a new career-high in hits. Emma Brown was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherry Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're OBP total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mullen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 23-10 to Vista PEAK Prep.
Morgan Stewart and Avery Oates did some serious damage despite the final result: Stewart went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Oates went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kory Abbott, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Cherry Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Mullen, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Mullen's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cherry Creek has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Mullen, though, as they've been averaging 9.6. Given Cherry Creek's sizable advantage in that area, Mullen will need to find a way to close that gap.
Cherry Creek took their victory against Mullen when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 23-3. Will Cherry Creek repeat their success, or does Mullen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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