The Curtis Vikings will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Timberline Blazers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Curtis will be strutting in after a win while Timberline will be coming in after a defeat.
Curtis is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Kentwood. Curtis was the clear victors by a 16-4 margin over Kentwood on Friday.
Bradley Dinelt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Dinelt was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Harlan Carrillo was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cooper Hordyk, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Curtis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kentwood only posted an OBP of .381.
Meanwhile, Timberline didn't have quite enough to beat Olympia on Friday and fell 4-3. The loss continues a trend for the Blazers in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost seven in a row.
Timberline saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Junior San Nicolas, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Everything went Curtis' way against Timberline in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Curtis made off with a 12-2 victory. Will Curtis repeat their success, or does Timberline have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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