Black Hills is 1-9 against Tumwater since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wolves will host the Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Black Hills turned things around against Centralia on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 11-2 victory. The Wolves' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Blain Thomas made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
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In other batting news, Cooper Parkinson was excellent, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jesse Keith, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Tumwater came tearing into Wednesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Highclimbers get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. The Thunderbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Tumwater's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Black Hills, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 2-7.
Black Hills suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Tumwater in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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