Burlington is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Las Animas is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Burlington Cougars will take on the Las Animas Trojans at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Burlington had just enough and edged Holly out 2-1.
The team relied heavily on Maguire Franz, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Las Animas gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Walsenburg a 14-0 shutout.
Orion Martinez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Logan Servaes, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Burlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Las Animas, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Burlington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Las Animas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Burlington's way against Las Animas when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Burlington made off with a 12-1 victory. Will Burlington repeat their success, or does Las Animas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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