Softball Recap: Burlington Cougars vs. Wray/Yuma Eagles
Burlington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 17-8 to the Wray/Yuma Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cougars of the 18-8 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Thursday.
Kinsley Weisshaar led a balanced group of hitters, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Karyme Ramos, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Burlington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Burlington's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Wray/Yuma, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-13-1.
Burlington will be playing in front of their home fans against Florence at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Burlington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. Wray/Yuma does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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