Burlingame took an eight-run loss the last time they faced off against Heritage, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Patriots on Saturday.
Slade Flores made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Flores was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Burlingame gave Nick Armstrong the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Armstrong has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
Kai Watanabe
| 05/09/26 vs Heritage | 3 |
| 03/10/26 vs South San Francisco | 2 |
| 03/04/25 @ Aragon | 2 |
| 05/02/26 @ Santa Cruz | 1 |
| 04/18/26 vs Saint Mary's | 1 |
Back at the plate, Kai Watanabe was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Drew Gall was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.
Burlingame's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage, with the defeat, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-6-1.
Coming up, Burlingame will head out to take on King's Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Heritage, they will be playing at home against Antioch at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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