Bell had lost six straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-7 to make it seven. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Timber Creek Falcons. The Blue Raiders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Falcons earlier this season, when they won 6-1.
As for Timber Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games.
For Timber Creek's part, they got a great performance from Joe Hylton as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hylton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Gavin Dunston was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Rayne A Rojas also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bell will face off against rival Keller at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Timber Creek is set to take on their familiar foe Keller Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Falcons 3.8, the Chargers 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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