Colonial is 1-9 against Timber Creek since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Grenadiers will head out to square off against the Wolves at 7:00 p.m.
Colonial came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Boone by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. The Grenadiers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Timber Creek). They blew past Lake Minneola 13-3 on Friday. The Wolves not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 18th.
Johann Mercado was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Figueroa, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Timber Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Timber Creek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Colonial, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Colonial suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Timber Creek in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Grenadiers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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