Softball Recap: Burke County Bears vs. Butler Bulldogs
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burke County). They put the hurt on the Butler Bulldogs with a sharp 29-1 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Malia Washington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in hits. Washington was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Burke County got a massive performance out of Braylin Fare, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Fare is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Maddox Russell was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burke County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 10.
Burke County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Butler, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Burke County will venture away from home to square off against Josey at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Burke County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Butler, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Laney at 5:00 p.m. Laney will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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