Friday just wasn't the day for Weed's offense. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 defeat at the hands of the Burney Raiders on Friday. The game marked that first time this year in which Weed was not able to get on the board.
For Burney's part, Mia Perez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Perez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Burney got a massive performance out of Alexis Witzel, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Ciara Parker, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Weed now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Burney, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Weed by a score of 6-5 later that day.
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