Baseball Recap: Woodcreek Timberwolves vs. River Valley Falcons
Woodcreek only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-point they dealt River Valley on Tuesday. The Woodcreek Timberwolves put the hurt on the River Valley Falcons with a sharp 10-2 victory. That's more bragging rights for Woodcreek, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Woodcreek got a great performance from Bryson Ruiz as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Ruiz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jacob Nereson picked up the save, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Conner Barth was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Mason Ferris was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On River Valley's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emilio Castaneda, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Woodcreek now has a winning record of 7-6. As for River Valley, they dropped their record down to 5-8 with that defeat, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Woodcreek will have a chance to go back-to-back against River Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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