Softball Preview: Timber Creek Regional Chargers vs. Northern Burlington Greyhounds
The Timber Creek Regional Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Northern Burlington Greyhounds at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Timber Creek Regional took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Highland Regional out 5-4.
Devin Brandley spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Timber Creek Regional's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayla Roman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Santillo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Northern Burlington came tearing into last Wednesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Flashes onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Northern Burlington considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Emily Shiner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Shiner was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Haley MacArthur was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Abigail Todd was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Timber Creek Regional's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10. As for Northern Burlington, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
Timber Creek Regional suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to Northern Burlington when the teams last played back in April of 2017. Can Timber Creek Regional avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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