The Timber Creek Falcons will head out to take on the Northwest Texans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Timber Creek will be strutting in after a win while Northwest will be coming in after a defeat.
Timber Creek took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against V.R. Eaton, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Falcons skirted past the Eagles 1-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
The result came thanks to Cheyenne Wardell's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Timber Creek saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Stuhr, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against Trinity, falling 17-6.
Timber Creek's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16.
Timber Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Northwest in their previous meeting back in March, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the team 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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