Baseball Recap: Maiden Blue Devils vs. East Burke Cavaliers
On Wednesday, while Maiden put up some runs, the same can't be said for East Burke. The Maiden Blue Devils blew past the East Burke Cavaliers 10-0. That's two games straight that Maiden has won by exactly ten runs.
Collin Chappel made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Chappel was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zane Williams, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run. Davin Williams was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
Maiden has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for East Burke, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Maiden will be playing in front of their home fans against West Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for East Burke, they will be playing at home against Newton-Conover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton-Conover's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so East Burke's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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