Baseball Game Preview: Burgettstown Blue Devils vs. Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 7:05am

Baseball Preview: Burgettstown Blue Devils vs. Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

The Burgettstown Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Burgettstown will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

On Tuesday, Burgettstown narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bethlehem Center 8-7. With that win, Burgettstown brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Brodie Kuzior was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Tkalcevic, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Chartiers-Houston aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Tuesday extended their overall winning streak to four. They put the hurt on Bentworth with a sharp 16-5 victory. Chartiers-Houston might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by six runs or more this season.

Brady Gotfredson tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits.

On the hitting side, Keegan Kosek was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nico Filosi, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Burgettstown now has a winning record of 3-2-1. As for Chartiers-Houston, the win also got them back to even at 4-4.

Burgettstown beat Chartiers-Houston 7-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Burgettstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chartiers-Houston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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