The Burlington Cougars will be playing at home against the Yuma Outlaws at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Burlington will be strutting in after a win while Yuma will be coming in after a defeat.
Burlington is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with an 18-13 victory over Sedgwick County on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Burlington considering their one-run performance the match before.
Lenny Ramirez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Ramirez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ramirez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Burlington let Scout Humrich and Erik Cano loose on the outfield. Humrich scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Cano scored three runs and stole two bases. Another player making a difference was Maguire Franz, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Yuma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 14-0 to Brush.
Yuma saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Silas Baucke, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Burlington is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Yuma, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Burlington has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Yuma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Burlington's way against Yuma when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Burlington made off with a 17-4 win. Will Burlington repeat their success, or does Yuma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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