Baseball Recap: Burrell's Run of Eight Straight Victories Now Over

Bucs

Previous 5 Games

04/14/25 @ Ligonier Valley	2-3
04/09/25 @ Mt. Pleasant	10-5
04/02/25 vs Deer Lakes	5-2
04/02/25 vs Southmoreland	13-3
04/02/25 vs Southmoreland	3-0

It was a good run, but Burrell unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Ligonier Valley Rams by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Bucs couldn't push the score so high this time.

Stephen Hasson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).

At the plate, Brayden Mell was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Brady Valovchik also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Burrell's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Ligonier Valley, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.

While Burrell had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.