Timber Creek hasn't had much luck against Windermere recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Timber Creek Wolves will take on the Windermere Wolverines in a tournament on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Timber Creek comes in on three and Windermere on six.
Timber Creek picked up another tournament win on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Apopka 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wolves have posted against the Blue Darters since March 2, 2015.
Jenuel Velazquez tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elijah Buffaloe, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ethan Figueroa also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, everything went Windermere's way against Horizon on Thursday as Windermere made off with an 11-1 victory. Considering the Wolverines have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jacob Bateman was a standout: he scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Calzadilla, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one double.
Windermere pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Timber Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Timber Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Windermere struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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