Timber Creek proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 11) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Winter Park Wildcats 4-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Timber Creek also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Timber Creek got a great performance from Brody Juntunen as he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zach Walker, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tyler Mendoza, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Winter Park's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Montanez, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Winter Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Timber Creek only tossed three.
Timber Creek pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Winter Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.
Timber Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Apopka at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Apopka is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Winter Park, they will head out on the road to take on East River at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East River is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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