Baseball Recap: Burlingame Panthers vs. Sacred Heart Prep Gators
Burlingame won against Palo Alto last Saturday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Burlingame Panthers had just enough and edged the Sacred Heart Prep Gators out 5-4. That's two games straight that Burlingame has won by just one run.
Jackson Howard made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Howard has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Howard was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5.
In other pitching news, Burlingame got a great performance from Dionisios Vorrises as he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Vorrises has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Eric Gee, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-6. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Kall, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with a stolen base.
On Sacred Heart Prep's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Schmalzle, who scored a run while going 4-for-5. Daniel Gee was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Sacred Heart Prep kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Burlingame's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Sacred Heart Prep, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
Burlingame will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sacred Heart Prep: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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