Bellingham is 2-8 against Burlington-Edison since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bayhawks will welcome the Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Bellingham is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lynden Christian.
Meanwhile, Burlington-Edison had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Trojans an 11-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won five games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Zak Fleshman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Burlington-Edison let Cash Cullop and Jakson Granger run wild. Cullop went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI, while Granger went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Cullop a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake VanPelt, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Burlington-Edison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Burlington-Edison's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bellingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Bellingham might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Burlington-Edison when the teams last played back in March. Can the Bayhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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