Baseball Recap: East Burke Gets the Win

East Burke posted their closest victory since April 19, 2024 on Tuesday. They never let the Newton-Conover Red Devils get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. The Cavaliers haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

The team relied heavily on Gabe Wittenberg, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jonas Weidner, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-4.

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Previous Games

03/11/25 - Away	2-0 W
04/12/24 - Home	9-4 W
03/12/24 - Away	5-3 W
05/01/23 - Home	15-2 W
04/06/23 - Home	6-3 W
+ 4 more games

East Burke's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Newton-Conover, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Burke will venture away from home to take on Bunker Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Burke's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Bunker Hill's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Newton-Conover, they are taking a road trip to face off against Hickory at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hickory has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.8 runs per game on average), something Newton-Conover will no doubt try to take advantage of.