The Shelton Highclimbers will challenge the Tumwater Thunderbirds at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Shelton sitting on four straight victories and Tumwater on five.
While Shelton's win against Black Hills wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Highclimbers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Wolves a 2-0 shutout on Friday.
The result came thanks to Daniel Crossan's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Tumwater made easy work of WF West on Friday and carried off a 7-0 victory. The Thunderbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by seven runs or more this season.
Tumwater pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Shelton, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Shelton came out on top in a nail-biter against Tumwater when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. Will the Highclimbers repeat their success, or do the Thunderbirds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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