The Timberlake Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Sandpoint Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Timberlake has four straight wins, Sandpoint has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Timberlake only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Frenchtown on Thursday. Timberlake never let Frenchtown onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
The team relied heavily on Cooper Lenz, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Pecor, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Sandpoint fell victim to Lake City and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Timberwolves.
Sandpoint saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jorden Tyler, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Timberlake's win bumped their record up to 6-4-1. As for Sandpoint, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Timberlake has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sandpoint struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Timberlake suffered a grim 14-7 defeat to Sandpoint in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Timberlake, Cody Newhart (who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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