After flying high against Andress last Monday, Burges came back down to earth. The Burges Mustangs fell 10-7 to the Jefferson Silver Foxes on Friday. Burges was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Jefferson apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on April 5th.
Miley Cardenas was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Cardenas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Brean Mendoza made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Burges has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-14-1 record this season. As for Jefferson, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-28.
Burges will head out on the road to face off against Del Valle at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Del Valle is coming into the contest with nine straight victories at home, so Burges will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Jefferson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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