Burney has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Quincy Trojans will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burney is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season.
Burney stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Chester a 6-0 shutout. Six seems to be a good number for Burney as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mia Perez was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Perez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ciara Parker was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Tait, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Quincy fell victim to Lassen and their airtight pitching crew last Wednesday. Their rough 15-0 defeat to the Grizzlies might stick with them for a while. Quincy has struggled against Lassen recently, as their match last Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Quincy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jenna Peay, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Burney pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Quincy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Quincy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Burney has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .514. It's a different story for Quincy, though, as they've only averaged .347. Will they be able to contain Burney's hitters?
Burney might still be hurting after the 11-2 defeat they got from Quincy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Burney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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