The Spruce Timberwolves will face off against the Roosevelt Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Spruce will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Western Hills on Friday. The Timberwolves blew past the Cougars 13-2. The Timberwolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Ivan Hernandez looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Christian Diaz was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with four runs. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Castillo, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt made easy work of Madison on Friday and carried off a 24-13 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
The team relied heavily on Christian Gonzalez, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with eight stolen bases and three runs. Another player making a difference was Antwoine Valentine, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Spruce's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Roosevelt, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Spruce came up short against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in March of 2020, falling 11-8. Can the Timberwolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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