The Tocoi Creek Toros will be playing in front of their home fans against the Creekside Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tocoi Creek: 2.2, Creekside: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After a string of 14 wins, Tocoi Creek's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Bartram Trail by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked that first time this year in which Tocoi Creek was not able to get on the board.
Brayden Harris was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Meanwhile, Creekside waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Yellow Jackets by a score of 7-4.
Roman Bascelli looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Michael Bysheim, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Tavern Blansit, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Tocoi Creek's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-3. As for Creekside, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tocoi Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Creekside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Tocoi Creek beat Creekside 4-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Tocoi Creek repeat their success, or does Creekside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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