The Timberline Wolves will head out to square off against the Mountain View Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Timberline is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since March 11, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Middleton, falling 9-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolves in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost four in a row.
Timberline saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Messerschmitt, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain View faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Mavericks fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 4-3. The contest marked the Mavericks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Owen Perry was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Cade Burnham was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Mountain View's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 4-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't).
Mountain View has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Timberline, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Timberline came up short against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 4-1. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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