Baseball Recap: Burlington Cougars vs. Colby Eagles
Burlington's game in Tuesday's second game was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Colby Eagles. This was a revenge game for Burlington, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 defeat when these two played last Thursday.
Burlington got a big performance out of Rowdy Humrich, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Darian McDonough, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Colby's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryant Weideman, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double. Weideman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaeden McCarty, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Burlington now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Colby, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Burlington will stay at home for another game and welcome Wray at 10:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Wray is coming into the match with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Burlington will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Colby, they will be playing at home against Holcomb at 4:00 p.m. in Friday's first game. Colby is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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