Baseball Recap: Black Hills comes up short despite Elijah Simpson's strong performance

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 8:15pm

Baseball Recap: Black Hills Wolves vs. Tumwater Thunderbirds

Black Hills lost a heartbreaker to Tumwater when they met back in May of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Monday. The Black Hills Wolves fell 6-1 to the Tumwater Thunderbirds. Black Hills has not had much luck with Tumwater recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Black Hills got a good showing from Elijah Simpson, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Simpson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Black Hills' loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Tumwater, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.

While Black Hills had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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