With a playoff game on the line, Thompson Valley rose to the challenge on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Evergreen Cougars. Winning may never get old, but Thompson Valley sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
The team relied heavily on Evan Raabe, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last three games he's played. Riley Suarez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Evergreen's side, Ryan Cook was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit.
On the hitting side, Jack Teska made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Thompson Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Evergreen, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10.
Thompson Valley will challenge Mullen at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Thompson Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. Evergreen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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