Burton has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Big Sandy has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Panthers will host the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Burton's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Big Sandy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Burton beat Snook 5-1. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bluejays: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Big Sandy hadn't done well against Evadale recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Skyler Wick was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Shelly Weatherford, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Big Sandy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in six consecutive games.
Big Sandy's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Burton, their win bumped their record up to 18-4.
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