Softball Preview: Burke County Bears vs. Jefferson County Warriors
The Burke County Bears will stay at home for another game and welcome the Jefferson County Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Burke County's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last seven matches.
On Tuesday, Burke County made easy work of Laney and carried off a 23-8 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Braylin Fare, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and four runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Sullivan, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burke County hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 12-8 to Dublin.
Burke County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Jefferson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Burke County might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Jefferson County in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Will Burke County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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