Cherokee waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Deptford Spartans as they made off with a 15-2 victory.
John Thumm
| 05/16/26 vs Deptford | 3 |
| 05/11/26 @ Cherry Hill East | 0 |
| 05/06/26 vs Shawnee | 1 |
| 05/01/26 @ Bridgewater-Raritan | 2 |
| 04/22/26 vs Eastern | 3 |
John Thumm looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Cole Weinstein and Drew Gable did most of the damage at the plate: Weinstein went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI, while Gable got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Gable has become a key player for Cherokee: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least one home run, but 8-11 otherwise. Brett Jackson was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Cherokee always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Cherokee's record is now 12-13. As for Deptford, they dropped their record down to 3-21 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Coming up, Cherokee will head out to challenge Eastern at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Deptford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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