The Timber Creek Regional Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the Cumberland Colts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Timber Creek Regional is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Timber Creek Regional's way against Highland Regional as Timber Creek Regional made off with a 9-2 victory. That's two games straight that Timber Creek Regional has won by exactly seven runs.
Brayden Simpson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Simpson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Simpson is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Chase Conway was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-5. Another player making a difference was Colin Keehn, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Cumberland sidestepped Millville for a 5-3 win.
Timber Creek Regional's record now sits at 8-11. As for Cumberland, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season.
Timber Creek Regional couldn't quite finish off Cumberland in their previous meeting last Wednesday and fell 3-1. Can Timber Creek Regional avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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