The Spruce Timberwolves will take on the DeSoto Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Spruce will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Spruce is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Roosevelt on Monday as they made off with a 14-5 victory. Considering the Timberwolves have won four contests by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Ivan Hernandez looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has become a key player for Spruce: the team is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
Chris Quintero
| 03/02/26 vs Roosevelt | 3 |
| 02/23/26 vs Lincoln | 3 |
| 02/17/26 vs Wilmer-Hutchins | 2 |
On the hitting side, Chris Quintero was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Spruce's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Lucas Castillo was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Spruce always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2025.
While DeSoto didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Wilmer-Hutchins on Monday, sneaking past 8-6.
Spruce's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for DeSoto, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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