Cherokee was the 8-5 winner over Rosman when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Cherokee Braves fell just short of the Rosman Tigers by a score of 6-5 on Thursday.
For Rosman's part, Gavin Marlow was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Marlow was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Matt Dodson was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Cherokee's defeat was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Rosman, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-16.
Cherokee will head out on the road to square off against Hiwassee Dam at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee is facing Hiwassee Dam at the right time seeing as Hiwassee Dam is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Rosman, they will be playing at home against Mitchell at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mitchell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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