The McCreary Central Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Burgin Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (McCreary Central has three straight wins, Burgin has 19 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
McCreary Central stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Williamsburg with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Kolton Summers made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Summers was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Benjamin Irvin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carter Gabbard, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Burgin's offense. Their tough 15-0 loss to West Jessamine on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
McCreary Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Burgin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
McCreary Central took their win against Burgin when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 15-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for McCreary Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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