The Timberline Blazers will head out on the road to square off against the Kelso Hilanders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Timberline: 3.1, Kelso: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, everything went Timberline's way against Peninsula as Timberline made off with an 8-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Timberline.
Gage Reeser was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jacob Nadeau was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Kelso's hitters rose to the challenge against a Plainsmen pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.08 points allowed on Wednesday. Kelso's pitchers stepped up to hand Evergreen an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Kelso, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Timberline has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Kelso, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Timberline beat Kelso 9-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Timberline since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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