The Timber Creek Falcons are on the road again on Thursday to play the Southlake Carroll Dragons at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Timber Creek: 4.1, Southlake Carroll: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Timber Creek heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southlake Carroll. Timber Creek has struggled against Southlake Carroll recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
For Southlake Carroll's part, Sinclaire Robinson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Scarlett Kuhn was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sammy Petkus, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Timber Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 22-15-2. As for Southlake Carroll, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 32-7.
Southlake Carroll's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Timber Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Southlake Carroll, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1. Will Timber Creek keep running through batters, or will Southlake Carroll buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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