The Dundalk Owls will head out on the road to square off against the Kenwood Bluebirds at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dundalk knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past seven matches -- so hopefully Kenwood likes a good challenge.
Dundalk is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Lansdowne (and have done all season long). Dundalk blew past Lansdowne 16-1.
Julie Burger made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Burger has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Burger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dundalk got a massive performance out of Alessa Sergi, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. Sergi has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Oaklyn Johnson, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Kenwood had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Patapsco on Monday. Kenwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dundalk pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Kenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Everything went Dundalk's way against Kenwood when the teams last played back in April as Dundalk made off with a 7-0 win. Will Dundalk repeat their success, or does Kenwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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