Cherry Creek hasn't had much luck against Eaglecrest recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Cherry Creek Bruins will venture away from home to face off against the Eaglecrest Raptors at 4:15 p.m. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Cherry Creek finally turned things around against Smoky Hill on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Buffaloes as they made off with a 16-4 victory.
Paloma Heshmati looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September.
At the plate, Elena Sepesi was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper Bostock, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherry Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Smoky Hill only posted a batting average of .278.
Meanwhile, Eaglecrest lost 11-3 to Broomfield on Monday. The Raptors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eaglecrest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chessa Reid, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Cherry Creek now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Eaglecrest, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9.
Wednesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Cherry Creek hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Eaglecrest struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Cherry Creek might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Eaglecrest in their previous meeting last Monday. Can Cherry Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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