Baseball Recap: The Burlington School Spartans vs. Falls Lake Firebirds
The Burlington School waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Falls Lake Firebirds a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for The Burlington School, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Julian Arreola made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Arreola has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Arreola was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jason Johnson and Gib Wirt did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3, while Wirt scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Wirt is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Davis Phillips, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
The Burlington School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Falls Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
The Burlington School will be playing in front of their home fans against Legion Collegiate Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Falls Lake, they will head out on the road to challenge Durham School of the Arts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Durham School of the Arts is coming into the match with five straight victories at home, so Falls Lake will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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