Cherokee Trail has gone 8-2 against Arapahoe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Cherokee Trail Cougars will stay at home for another game and welcome the Arapahoe Warriors at 2:00 p.m. Arapahoe took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cherokee Trail, who comes in off a win.
Cherokee Trail is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Chaparral, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Cherokee Trail was ranked fourth). Cherokee Trail never let Chaparral onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Cougars have won 13 matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Cherokee Trail got a massive performance out of Kylie Twilt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Icela Ciocarlan, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Cherokee Trail always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chaparral only posted an OBP of .211.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Arapahoe's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Eaglecrest by a score of 8-7.
Macie Miller spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Arapahoe saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Schlissberg, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lakyn Wilkinson, who scored a run while going 3-for-6.
Cherokee Trail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Arapahoe, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10.
Arapahoe's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cherokee Trail has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Arapahoe, though, as they've been averaging 9.7. Given Cherokee Trail's sizable advantage in that area, Arapahoe will need to find a way to close that gap.
Cherokee Trail came out on top in a nail-biter against Arapahoe when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 19-18. Will Cherokee Trail repeat their success, or does Arapahoe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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