Baseball Preview: Timberlake Christian Tornadoes vs. Temple Christian Crusaders
The Timberlake Christian Tornadoes will head out on the road to challenge the Temple Christian Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Timberlake Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Timberlake Christian had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Roanoke Valley Christian. Timberlake Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Billy Shumaker was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Shumaker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Shumaker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Temple Christian lost 15-5 to Roanoke Valley Christian on Friday. Temple Christian has not had much luck with Roanoke Valley Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Timberlake Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Temple Christian, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Timberlake Christian couldn't quite finish off Temple Christian in their previous meeting back in March and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Temple Christian's Silas Walker, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Now that Timberlake Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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