Burnsville is 0-9 against Farmington since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Burnsville Blaze will head out on the road to take on the Farmington Tigers at 4:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Burnsville came up short against Lakeville North and fell 4-1. Burnsville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gracie Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Burnsville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexandra Gerber, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Farmington had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 10-3 win. Considering Farmington has won five contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Burnsville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Farmington, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Burnsville came up short against Farmington in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Burnsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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