The Timnath Cubs will challenge the Wellington Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Timnath has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Wellington will come in with six straight wins.
Timnath came up short against Lyons on Thursday, falling 10-2.
Timnath saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Miller, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Wellington won against Mountain View on Tuesday with 18 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Wellington's pitcher stepped up to hand Greeley Central an 18-0 shutout. Considering the Eagles have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kensley Story made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Story was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Charley Somday and Camryn Strain did most of the damage at the plate: Somday scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Strain went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brookelyn Jones, who scored two runs while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wellington didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.7 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 7.
Timnath's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Wellington, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Saturday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Timnath hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Wellington struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Timnath suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Wellington in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Timnath avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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