Baseball Recap: Irmo Yellowjackets vs. Westwood Redhawks
Irmo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Westwood Redhawks with a sharp 11-2 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Irmo also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Irmo got a great performance from Mason Burdette as he struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Burdette has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dylan White was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three doubles and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elliott Graham, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Westwood's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Henryhand, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Irmo's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Westwood, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Irmo will head out on the road to challenge Lugoff-Elgin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lugoff-Elgin is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Irmo will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Westwood, they will head out on the road to take on Spring Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Westwood is facing Spring Valley at the right time seeing as Spring Valley is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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