After flying high against Meek last Tuesday, Belgreen came back down to earth. The Belgreen Bulldogs fell just short of the Cherokee Indians by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. Belgreen was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cherokee apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
For Cherokee's part, Carli Sparks made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Sparks has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Sparks was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Sparks wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was A?Kaiya Spencer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Belgreen's loss dropped their record down to 19-23-2. As for Cherokee, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 33-21.
Belgreen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cherokee, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat vs. Waterloo on the 8th.
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