Burke put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let the Model Secondary School for the Deaf Eagles onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. With that win, Burke brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
David Marentette made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Marentette was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Max Gruber and Cassius Fiorill did most of the damage at the plate: Gruber went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Fiorill went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Gruber is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played. Alex Schulze was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Burke's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Model Secondary School for the Deaf, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Burke will head out on the road to challenge Field at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Burke is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. Model Secondary School for the Deaf does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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