Baseball Preview: St. Cloud Bulldogs vs. Timber Creek Wolves
The St. Cloud Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Timber Creek Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Cloud is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
St. Cloud can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Poinciana with a sharp 13-3 win.
Sammy Echeverry was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Edgar Garcia was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Timber Creek's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of Windermere.
Timber Creek saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Hurtado, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Timber Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Windermere only tossed two.
St. Cloud's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Timber Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-6.
Timber Creek's pitching crew better be locked in on Monday. St. Cloud hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. It's a different story for Timber Creek, though, as they've been averaging only 0. Will they be able to keep St. Cloud in the park?
St. Cloud might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Timber Creek in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can St. Cloud avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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