AURORA — Cherry Creek dared Tuesday’s weather to try and shorten its game. It turns out that Mother Nature is not intimdated by the newly anointed CHSAANow.com No. 1 team in Class 5A.
The Bruins finished off a 6-0 victory over Grandview in a game that was called due to hail with 2 outs in the bottom of the sixth.
The Bruins rode a hot start to the victory, scoring four runs in the first inning. Brice Martinez, Cody Schultz, and Tyler Schultz all hit one hoppers to the wall to fire up the Bruins offense early.
Pitching dominated the game for the Bruins, Sam Colehower turned in a quality start for the Bruins, throwing 5 and 2/3 innings of shutout ball, striking out 10 and allowing 2 hits.
“(This was a) big win for the guys, I just tried to come out and throw strikes and get ahead,” Colehower said. “Offense was solid, I’m just glad we could get another league win and stay hot.”
The weather was a factor all day. Temperatures starting in the low 40s and dropping with wind, rain, and finishing with hail, but Colehower powered on.
“I tried not to think about it too much,” he said. “My defense made some huge plays for me.”
Cherry Creek will face Smoky Hill in their senior game Thursday. Grandview will take to the road and play Mullen Thursday afternoon. A possible rematch is in store as the two teams will participate in the new Centennial League Challenge end of season tournament.
-Max Potter
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