Timberline lost against North Thurston last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Timberline Blazers fell 5-1 to the North Thurston Rams. Timberline has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Marcus Olson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Olson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Olson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Olson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Mathis, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Timberline's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for North Thurston, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8-1 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Timberline will take on Curtis at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Timberline: 3.1, Curtis: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Thurston, they will head out on the road to square off against Tumwater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tumwater's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so North Thurston's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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