Softball Recap: Burke County Bears vs. Laney Wildcats
Burke County came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Laney Wildcats as they made off with a 17-1 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Braylin Fare was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Galiyah Williams, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burke County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in six consecutive games.
Burke County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Laney, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Burke County beat Laney by a score of 23-8 later that day.
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