Baseball Recap: Creighton Prep Junior Jays vs. Burke Bulldogs
In what's become a running theme this season, Creighton Prep gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past the Burke Bulldogs 12-3. That's more bragging rights for Creighton Prep, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Creighton Prep got a great performance from Brady Eck as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Eck has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tony Coniglio and Logan Burchfiel did most of the damage at the plate: Coniglio scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Burchfiel scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Bartholomew, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Burke's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Foster, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Creighton Prep's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Burke, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.
Creighton Prep is on the road again on Saturday to play Millard South at 10:00 a.m. Creighton Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Burke, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Waverly at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Waverly's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Burke's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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