The Cherokee Bluff Bears will face off against the Jefferson Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cherokee Bluff will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Cherokee Bluff's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on West Hall with a sharp 11-0 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Lillie Diehl was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, she also racked up four strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in August. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mac Warren was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Kaitlyn Herren was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cherokee Bluff was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Jefferson unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (9-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat they have suffered since August 27th.
Cherokee Bluff pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Jefferson, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-10.
Cherokee Bluff skirted past Jefferson 5-3 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cherokee Bluff since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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