Baseball Preview: Burkburnett Bulldogs vs. Sanger Indians
The Burkburnett Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sanger Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burkburnett will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Burkburnett put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let Gainesville onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. Give Burkburnett's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Brayden Harpole made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Harpole was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaleb Roberts was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kyler Chaddick, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sanger came up short against Farmersville on Friday and fell 5-2. Sanger has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Burkburnett is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Sanger, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-15.
Burkburnett skirted past Sanger 10-9 when the teams last played back in March. Will Burkburnett repeat their success, or does Sanger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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