Baseball Preview: St. Maries Lumberjacks vs. Timberlake Tigers
St. Maries is 2-8 against Timberlake since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Maries Lumberjacks will head out on the road to face off against the Timberlake Tigers at 3:00 p.m. St. Maries is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
St. Maries' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Kellogg by a score of 3-0.
Wyatt Holmes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gabe Long, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Timberlake came up short against Sandpoint on Thursday and fell 8-3. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Timberlake in their matchups with Sandpoint: they've now lost six in a row.
Timberlake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Allaway, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
St. Maries' victory bumped their record up to 9-5-1. As for Timberlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1.
St. Maries' speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's match. St. Maries has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.1 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Timberlake, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will St. Maries continue to outrun the ball?
St. Maries suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Timberlake when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Allaway, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that St. Maries knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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