Softball Preview: Burke County Bears vs. Metter Tigers
Burke County is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Metter is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Burke County Bears will host the Metter Tigers at 7:05 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Burke County will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run they dealt Lincoln County on Tuesday. Everything went Burke County's way against Lincoln County as Burke County made off with a 7-1 win.
Paityn Oglesby spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Braylin Fare, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Sullivan, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Burke County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln County only tossed seven.
Metter never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Portal on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 12-1 victory.
Burke County now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Metter, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Burke County might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Metter in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Burke County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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