The Tumwater Thunderbirds will head out to take on the Centralia Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centralia took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Tumwater, who comes in off a win.
Tumwater took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Shelton 5-2. Considering Tumwater's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Centralia entered their game against Black Hills on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Centralia fell 5-3 to Black Hills. Centralia fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against Black Hills since on Tuesday.
Tumwater's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Centralia, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Tumwater came out on top in a nail-biter against Centralia in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tumwater since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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