The St. Albans Bulldogs will challenge the Landon Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
St. Albans is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bullis just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Bullis by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss St. Albans has suffered since April 2nd.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Landon had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Maroon. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Zach Burstein made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Burstein was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, James Gibson was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Garon, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Landon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Landon's victory bumped their record up to 18-9. As for St. Albans, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10-1.
St. Albans beat Landon 3-0 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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