The Burlington Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Wray Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Burlington is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Burlington fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Colby on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by just one run.
Lenny Ramirez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Ramirez was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Ramirez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rowdy Humrich, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple was Humrich's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Wray came up short against Akron on Tuesday and fell 8-4. The Eagles have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Gage Waitman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Wray's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Burlington's record is now 2-5. As for Wray, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Burlington couldn't quite finish off Wray in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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