Baseball Recap: Timberline Wolves vs. Capital Golden Eagles
Timberline waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Capital Golden Eagles as they made off with a 16-2 victory. This was payback for Timberline, who suffered a 9-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Timberline got a great performance from Haiden Delong as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Dean Woods was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Mills, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
On Capital's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cohen Souba, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Timberline pushed their record up to 5-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Capital, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
Timberline will take on Emmett at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Timberline is facing Emmett at the right time seeing as Emmett is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Capital, they will head out on the road to challenge Boise at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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