The Yuma Outlaws will square off against the Burlington Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Yuma fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Highland on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 7-5. The Outlaws have struggled against the Huskies recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Burlington entered their tilt with Holyoke on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 11-6.
Rowdy Humrich and Daxton Skarphol were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Humrich pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Skarphol struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At the plate, Humrich got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run, while Skarphol got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Humrich has become a key player for Burlington: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 5-8 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Scout Humrich, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Burlington's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 4-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Maguire Franz, who went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Burlington kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are 3-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Yuma's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Burlington, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
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