Tumwater has won three straight games at home, while Shelton has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds will welcome the Highclimbers at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tumwater barely beat WF West the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Thunderbirds never let the Bearcats get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Shelton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Black Hills on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Highclimbers in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now won three in a row.
The result came thanks to Daniel Crossan's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
Tumwater is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Shelton, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Tumwater couldn't quite finish off Shelton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Thunderbirds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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