Timber Creek has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Windermere Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Timber Creek: 1.8, Windermere: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Timber Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Creekside a 3-0 shutout.
Connor Mulready tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Timber Creek saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Walker, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Windermere faced Venice in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Windermere narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Venice 5-4. The victory was nothing new for Windermere as they're now sitting on 19 straight.
Joey Waddingham looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Randy Ruiz, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Ty Head was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Timber Creek's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-6. As for Windermere, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3 record this season.
Timber Creek suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Windermere in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Windermere's Osjun Rivas, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Now that Timber Creek 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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