For the second straight game, Cherokee Bluff will face off against Northwest Whitfield. The Bears will challenge the Bruins at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee Bluff is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Cherokee Bluff is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Northwest Whitfield 6-5. Six seems to be a good number for the Bears as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
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The team relied heavily on Ethan England, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Fontenot, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Cherokee Bluff kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.
Cherokee Bluff pushed their record up to 23-11 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Northwest Whitfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-15.
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