Preview: Yelm Tornados vs. Timberline Blazers
Yelm is 9-1 against Timberline since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Yelm Tornados will be playing at home against the Timberline Blazers at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in Yelm's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
On Monday, Yelm made easy work of Gig Harbor and carried off a 15-3 victory.
Mallory Hoke tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Austin Hitchner and Caylee Roberts did most of the damage at the plate: Hitchner went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Roberts went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jocelyn Lintz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Timberline suffered a rough 11-5 defeat at the hands of River Ridge on Monday.
Timberline saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jasmyn Polanco, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Nevaeh Haagen was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Yelm's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Timberline, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Yelm came up short against Timberline in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 9-5. Thankfully for Yelm, Tori Trotter (who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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