Cherry Creek is 2-8 against Eaglecrest since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cherry Creek Bruins are taking a road trip to face off against the Eaglecrest Raptors at 4:30 a.m. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was close, but Cherry Creek sidestepped Mountain Vista for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bruins.
Cherry Creek got a great performance from Claudia Zipperer as she pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Zipperer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elena Sepesi, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Anastasia Shelkovich, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eaglecrest made easy work of Smoky Hill on Saturday and carried off a 13-1 win. Considering the Raptors have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Alyssa Vallejos looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. That's the fewest strikeouts she has posted since two weeks ago.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Hendrian, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Leila Kelliher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eaglecrest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Smoky Hill only posted a batting average of .240.
Cherry Creek's record now sits at 7-5. As for Eaglecrest, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Cherry Creek hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Eaglecrest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cherry Creek came up short against Eaglecrest in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 8-3. Can Cherry Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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