After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Neodesha, Cherryvale was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They walked away with a 10-7 win over the Erie Red Devils. For the Chargers, this counts as revenge for the 13-3 victory the Red Devils walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Luke Elliot
Luke Elliot made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Cherryvale is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-12 otherwise. Elliot was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bricen Raida, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Umbarger, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Cherryvale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.6 runs over those games. As for Erie, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-15-1 record.
Cherryvale will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Red Devils: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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