Timber Creek suffered their closest loss since May 10, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Monterey Plainsmen by a score of 5-3.
Eliana Ortiz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles and one RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn McNutt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Timber Creek's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Monterey, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Coming up, Timber Creek will square off against Odessa at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Monterey, they will challenge Hebron at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. The last three games Hebron has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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