The Cedar Creek Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Timber Creek Regional Chargers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cedar Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Timber Creek Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cedar Creek made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Cherokee, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Pirates fell just short of the Chiefs by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Chiefs: they've now lost three in a row.
Timber Creek Regional came out on top against Lower Cape May on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run fourth inning. The Chargers took their contest against the Tigers 7-2. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Brycen Monitzer looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Tyler McCullough was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Chase Smith, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Timber Creek Regional's record is now 4-6. As for Cedar Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
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