Baseball Preview: Tumwater Thunderbirds vs. WF West Bearcats
Tumwater is 9-1 against WF West since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tumwater Thunderbirds will head out on the road to face off against the WF West Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Tumwater's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so WF West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Tumwater is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Shelton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Highclimbers by a score of 5-3.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, WF West brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Aberdeen on Tuesday. WF West might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Tumwater's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for WF West, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 9-3.
Tumwater skirted past WF West 2-1 in their previous matchup on Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tumwater since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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