Baseball Recap: McClatchy Lions vs. Burbank Titans
In what's become a running theme this season, McClatchy gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past the Burbank Titans 11-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for McClatchy.
Camden Salisbury looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ari Silva was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Barber, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
On Burbank's side, Frank Brown and Kevin Duplessis did some serious damage despite the final result: Brown scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Duplessis scored a run while going 3-for-4.
McClatchy's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs per game. As for Burbank, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.
McClatchy will be playing in front of their home fans against Kennedy at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McClatchy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Kennedy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Burbank, they will be playing at home against West Campus at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Burbank has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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