Baseball Game Recap: Burrell Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 1:37pm

Baseball Recap: Burrell Bucs vs. Knoch Knights

After flying high against Deer Lakes last Tuesday, Burrell came back down to earth. The Burrell Bucs lost 11-1 to the Knoch Knights on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Burrell of the 15-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2022.

For Knoch's part, Hunter Lang tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.

At the plate, Logan Cypher and Cooper Allison did most of the damage at the plate: Cypher went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Allison scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sean Morgan, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.

Burrell now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Knoch, they pushed their record up to 9-9 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Burrell didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-1 win vs. Highlands on the 7th. Knoch does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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