The Timber Creek Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Dr. Phillips Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Timber Creek fell victim to Spruce Creek and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 2-0.
Connor Mulready was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Dr. Phillips came up short against Olympia on Friday and fell 6-1. Dr. Phillips has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dr. Phillips also got a good showing from Shayne Craft, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Dr. Phillips saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ramses De Maio, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Timber Creek's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Dr. Phillips, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Timber Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dr. Phillips struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Timber Creek came up short against Dr. Phillips when the teams last played back in February of 2021, falling 7-2. Thankfully for Timber Creek, Noah Sullivan (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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