Timberland is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will head out to square off against the Andrews Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Timberland came up short against Goose Creek and fell 12-7. That's two games in a row now that the Wolves have lost by exactly five runs.
Emilee Waters was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Waters, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Even though they lost, Timberland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goose Creek only posted a batting average of .241.
While Andrews didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over Carvers Bay on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Yellowjackets have posted since April 22, 2024.
The victory (which was Andrews' third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Timberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Timberland couldn't quite finish off Andrews when the teams last played back in March of 2020 and fell 6-4. Can Timberland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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