Baseball Preview: Woodcreek Timberwolves vs. River Valley Falcons
Woodcreek is 10-0 against River Valley since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Woodcreek Timberwolves will look to defend their home field against the River Valley Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Woodcreek's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so River Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Woodcreek only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-point they dealt River Valley on Tuesday. Woodcreek put the hurt on River Valley with a sharp 10-2 victory.
Woodcreek got a great performance from Bryson Ruiz as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Ruiz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jacob Nereson picked up the save, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Conner Barth, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Mason Ferris was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Woodcreek now has a winning record of 7-6. As for River Valley, their loss was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-8.
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