After flying high against Hillcrest last Thursday, Timpview came back down to earth. Timpview came up short against the Mountain View Bruins on Friday, falling 8-1. The contest marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Timpview saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Weed, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Even though they lost, Timpview hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive games.
Timpview's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Mountain View, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-6.
Timpview will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Cedar Valley at 3:30 p.m. on April 8. Cedar Valley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.6 runs per game on average), something Timpview will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Mountain View, they will take on Payson at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Payson has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.58 runs per game on average), something Mountain View will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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