The Edison Golden Bears will head out to face off against the Burbank Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Edison is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Edison's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Highlands 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Golden Bears, who have now won five games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Highlands' batters probably weren't too happy with Jayden Beltran, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up five walks).
At the plate, Sergio Villarreal and Xavier Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Villarreal scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Martinez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases Martinez has posted since back in March of 2024. Noah Soto also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Edison hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highlands struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Burbank fell victim to Brackenridge and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Edison pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Burbank, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Edison couldn't quite finish off Burbank in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. Can the Golden Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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