The Timber Creek Wolves will face off against the Lake Minneola Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Timber Creek 3.8, Lake Minneola 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Timber Creek's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Winter Springs hitters got past them. The Wolves lost 13-5 to the Bears on Thursday. The Wolves' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Sebastian Hurtado made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one double. Ayden Miranda was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Lake Minneola waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Yellow Jackets. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Brayden Richter looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Tristan Closson was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Bultema, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Timber Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Lake Minneola, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
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