Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Cherokee Trail

Cougars

Previous 4 Games

03/18/25 vs Saguaro	5-0
03/17/25 vs Putnam City	12-0
03/17/25 vs Boulder Creek	6-0
03/14/25 @ Eaglecrest	1-0

Cherokee Trail had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Saguaro Sabercats. Give the Cougars' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Carter Wilcox tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brody Ceyrolles, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI. Jacob Ryan also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Cherokee Trail always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Saguaro only posted an OBP of .185.

Cherokee Trail's record now sits at 5-1. As for Saguaro, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cherokee Trail will venture away from home to face off against Sunnyslope at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Cherokee Trail's pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so Sunnyslope's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Saguaro, they will be taking part in a tournament against Sunrise Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.