After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Burley were a bit more limited in their match on Friday. Their rough 12-2 defeat to the Fruitland Grizzlies might stick with them for a while. Burley has not had much luck with Fruitland recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Burley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Redder, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Fruitland's side, they let Tyler Black and Coye Coffman loose on the outfield. Black went 3-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and a stolen base, while Coffman went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Quinn Hood, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Burley's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Fruitland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Burley will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Boise at 3:30 p.m. Burley has given up an average of 6.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Fruitland, they will face off against Jerome at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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