Baseball Recap: Timber Creek Makes It Six in a Row at Home

After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Timber Creek was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Southlake Carroll Dragons by a score of 8-3. This was a revenge game for the Falcons: when they faced off against the Dragons last Saturday, they had to take a 11-0 defeat.

Colton Thorpe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Timber Creek let Jackson Avery and Tyler Gowins run wild. Avery scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Gowins went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was Gowins' first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Wanoreck, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Falcons

Previous 6 Games (Home)

03/25/25 vs Southlake Carroll	8-3
03/18/25 vs Keller Central	11-0
03/14/25 vs Bell	10-0
03/07/25 vs Chisholm Trail	5-1
03/06/25 vs Brewer	8-1
03/01/25 vs Plano East	5-1

Timber Creek pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Southlake Carroll, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-4-1.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Timber Creek will challenge rival Byron Nelson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Timber Creek 2.3, Byron Nelson 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Southlake Carroll is set to square off against their familiar foe Keller at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Southlake Carroll 2.5, Keller 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.