Spruce Creek and Timber Creek squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Spruce Creek had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Timber Creek Wolves by a score of 5-3. Spruce Creek was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Timber Creek apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Shane Lavin was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Spruce Creek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devon Crown, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyson Garcia, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double.
Even though they lost, Spruce Creek hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Timber Creek struck out six times.
On Timber Creek's side, the team relied heavily on Eli Buffaloe, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4.
Spruce Creek's loss dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Timber Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Spruce Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Timber Creek, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Creekside, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Timber Creek: 1.9, Creekside: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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