The Douglas County West Falcon will head out on the road to challenge the Twin River Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Twin River is hoping to do on Friday what Thurston-Cuming County couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Douglas County West's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Douglas County West never let Thurston-Cuming County onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That looming 10-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Douglas County West yet this season.
Jonas Meairs-Richman was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Casey Dembinski was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Twin River made easy work of Aurora on Thursday and carried off a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Twin River.
Blake Mundorf made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Mundorf was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Paydon Rinkol was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, three stolen bases, and four runs. Another player making a difference was Braedyn Ramaekers, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Douglas County West pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Twin River, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Douglas County West has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Twin River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Douglas County West skirted past Twin River 4-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Twin River's Caden Jenkinson, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Douglas County West to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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