Baseball Preview: Woodcreek Timberwolves vs. West Park Panthers
The Woodcreek Timberwolves will square off against the West Park Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Woodcreek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Bear Creek out 3-1.
Bryson Ruiz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Woodcreek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Barth, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday West Park sidestepped Del Oro for a 2-1 win. That's two games straight that West Park has won by just one run.
Bradley Hunter looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Woodcreek has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for West Park, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-13.
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