Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Cherokee walked away with it. They skirted past the Mill Creek Hawks 3-1. The victory was nothing new for Cherokee as they're now sitting on five straight.
Cherokee got a great performance from Reid Worley as he struck out 13 batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Jackson Bradfield was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Cherokee has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Mill Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 20-9.
Cherokee will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mill Creek: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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