The Cumberland Colts have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Timber Creek Regional Chargers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Cumberland sidestepped Millville for a 5-3 victory.
Meanwhile, Timber Creek Regional waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Tartans as they made off with a 9-2 win. That's two games straight that Timber Creek Regional has won by exactly seven runs.
Brayden Simpson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Simpson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Simpson is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Chase Conway was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-5. Another player making a difference was Colin Keehn, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Cumberland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for Timber Creek Regional, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-11.
Cumberland came out on top in a nail-biter against Timber Creek Regional in their previous matchup last Wednesday, sneaking past 3-1. Will Cumberland repeat their success, or does Timber Creek Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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