East Burke won the last time they faced West Lincoln, and things went their way on Monday too. The East Burke Cavaliers walked away with a 6-3 victory over the West Lincoln Rebels. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Burke.
Barger Shook made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Shook was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rhett Houston, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win got East Burke back to even at 4-4. As for West Lincoln, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
East Burke will be playing in front of their home fans against Maiden at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for West Lincoln, they will head out on the road to face off against Lincolnton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Lincoln's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Lincolnton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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