The Timpson Bears have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Joaquin Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Timpson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Joaquin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
In what's become a running theme this season, Timpson gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They never let Garrison onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory.
Alexis Grigsby made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Grigsby has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Grigsby was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ceale Kruse was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Taylor Stewart, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Joaquin came up short against Beckville on Friday and fell 11-6. Joaquin has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Timpson is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Joaquin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
Everything went Timpson's way against Joaquin in their previous meeting back in March as Timpson made off with a 15-2 win. Will Timpson repeat their success, or does Joaquin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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