The Highland Regional Tartans will be playing at home against the Timber Creek Regional Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Timber Creek Regional is hoping to do on Tuesday what Williamstown couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Highland Regional's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Highland Regional's pitchers stepped up to hand Williamstown a 4-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Timber Creek Regional scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Lower Cape May 12-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Timber Creek Regional considering their one-run performance the match before.
Victor Oquendo made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Oquendo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brayden Simpson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Simpson is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Chase Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Highland Regional's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-8. As for Timber Creek Regional, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-11.
Everything went Highland Regional's way against Timber Creek Regional when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Highland Regional made off with a 20-7 victory. Does Highland Regional have another victory up their sleeve, or will Timber Creek Regional turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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