On Monday, Cherokee Trail faced Arapahoe in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cherokee Trail Cougars had just enough and edged the Arapahoe Warriors out 4-3. Winning may never get old, but Cherokee Trail sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Landon Olds was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Arapahoe's side, Kellan Dreiling was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Andrew Smart made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Arapahoe didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Cherokee Trail is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Arapahoe, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Cherokee Trail is on the road again on Tuesday to play Mullen at 4:15 p.m. Mullen is on a three-game streak of home wins, Cherokee Trail a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Arapahoe, they will head out on the road to challenge Eaglecrest at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Eaglecrest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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