Cherry Creek came tearing into Monday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Palmer Ridge Bears onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Cherry Creek, who have now won seven games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Tyler Weston looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sean Goldy, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Eddie Esquivel, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
On Palmer Ridge's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sergio Melendez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Cherry Creek is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. As for Palmer Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Cherry Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Cherokee Trail at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Cherry Creek is on a four-game streak of home wins, Cherokee Trail a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Palmer Ridge will take on Cheyenne Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palmer Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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