Baseball Preview: Timber Creek Wolves vs. Spruce Creek Hawks
Timber Creek has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Spruce Creek Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Timber Creek gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lake Nona as Timber Creek made off with a 7-0 win.
Brody Juntunen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Diego Cancel and Eli Buffaloe did most of the damage at the plate: Cancel went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Buffaloe went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Zach Walker, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Spruce Creek narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Viera 6-5.
Spruce Creek saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shane Lavin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Tutunjian, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Timber Creek has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which lines up perfectly with their 12-4 record this season. As for Spruce Creek, their win bumped their record up to an identical 12-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Timber Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Spruce Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Timber Creek skirted past Spruce Creek 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Timber Creek since the team 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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