After flying high against Washington last Tuesday, Chartiers-Houston came back down to earth. The Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers lost 19-10 to the Burgettstown Blue Devils on Thursday. It was the first time this season that Chartiers-Houston let down their fans at home.
Aaron Walsh was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Burgettstown's side, Brodie Kuzior made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Kuzior has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kuzior was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Elich, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Jacob McNabb was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-6.
Chartiers-Houston's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Burgettstown, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3-1.
Chartiers-Houston will be playing in front of their home fans against Carmichaels at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Chartiers-Houston has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Burgettstown, they will head out on the road to challenge Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Burgettstown will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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