The Cherry Creek Bruins will square off against the Chaparral Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cherry Creek will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Cherry Creek will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Rock Canyon, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Cherry Creek came out on top against Rock Canyon by a score of 7-4 on Wednesday.
Elena Sepesi and Harper Bostock did most of the damage at the plate: Sepesi went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double, while Bostock scored two runs while going 2-for-4. That double marked the first that Sepesi's hit this season. Another player making a difference was Brooke Krier, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Cherry Creek kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Chaparral can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Smoky Hill a 19-0 shutout. The Wolverines' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Ashlyn Burgess was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Bogucki, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Cherry Creek's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Chaparral, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
Chaparral's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Cherry Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Chaparral, though, as they've been averaging only 2.4. Will Cherry Creek keep running through batters, or will Chaparral buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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