The Burnet Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Giddings Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Burnet is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Gatesville as Burnet made off with a 17-4 victory. Considering Burnet has won 11 contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Giddings got themselves on the board against Furr on Friday, but Furr never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Brahmans with a sharp 17-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Giddings considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Maylin Caldera made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Caldera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on RJ Gaitan, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Baylie Becker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Burnet has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10-1 record this season. As for Giddings, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13-1.
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