Timberland is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will head out to square off against the Andrews Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Timberland comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Timberland came into this matchup off a tough 18-run loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Manning by a score of 15-13 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wolves have suffered since March 15, 2024.
Greg Tumbleston
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Greg Tumbleston put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Darius Wynn made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Jacob Haynes was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Timberland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Andrews might've scored the first runs on Friday, but it was Academic Magnet who claimed the real prize. Andrews fell just short of Academic Magnet by a score of 5-3.
Andrews saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sloan Harper, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Harper hit this season.
Andrews now has a losing record of 1-2-2. As for Timberland, their record is now 0-6.
Timberland might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Andrews when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Timberland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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