The Creekside Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Timber Creek Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Creekside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lake Mary 6-4. Winning may never get old, but Creekside sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Quinn Wilfong looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Creekside got a big performance out of Parker Morton, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Another player making a difference was Tyler Martineau, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Timber Creek waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged the Hawks out 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Eli Buffaloe, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4.
Creekside is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Timber Creek, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Creekside has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Timber Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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