Baseball Recap: Timber Creek Drops Highest Score of Season Against Oviedo

Timber Creek lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Oviedo, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's matchup. Everything went the Timber Creek Wolves' way against the Oviedo Lions on Wednesday as the Timber Creek Wolves made off with an 11-1 win. The Wolves' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Timber Creek got a great performance from Brody Juntunen as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Juntunen has posted since back in March of 2024.

Johann Mercado

Runs (Career)

03/12/25 vs Oviedo	3
02/28/25 @ Boone	2
02/19/25 vs Montverde Academy	2
03/07/25 @ Windermere	1
03/05/25 vs Apopka	1

At the plate, Timber Creek let Johann Mercado and Elijah Buffaloe run wild. Mercado scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Buffaloe went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. The dominant performance gave Mercado a new career-high in runs. Ethan Torres was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.

Timber Creek hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive games.

Timber Creek's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Oviedo, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Timber Creek will venture away from home to challenge East River at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Oviedo, they will head out on the road to take on Winter Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Winter Springs will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Oviedo surely won't give up without a fight.