Edmund Burke Academy is 6-0 against Burke County since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Edmund Burke Academy Spartans will be staying on the road to face off against the Burke County Bears at 6:35 p.m.
Edmund Burke Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Brentwood on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to the War Eagles.
Meanwhile, Burke County had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They never let the Spartans onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Edmund Burke Academy's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Burke County, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
Everything went Edmund Burke Academy's way against Burke County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Edmund Burke Academy made off with a 9-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edmund Burke Academy 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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