Arapahoe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Cherokee Trail Cougars by a score of 19-18. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by just one run.
Isabella Knox and Loralei McNulty stepped up to the plate in a big way. Knox fired off two home runs, four runs, and four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while McNulty fired off two home runs, three runs, and three runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave McNulty a new career-high in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lakyn Wilkinson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Even though they lost, Arapahoe kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Arapahoe now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Cherokee Trail, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Arapahoe will be playing at home against Mullen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Arapahoe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Cherokee Trail, they will head out on the road to square off against Grandview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Grandview is on a three-game streak of home wins, Cherokee Trail a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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