Burlington can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Osawatomie Trojans with a sharp 11-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Burlington as they're now sitting on five straight.
Grace Birk made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Birk has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Birk was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Emma Thomsen was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Camden Swank was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Osawatomie's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Fanning, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Burlington's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Osawatomie, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Burlington beat Osawatomie by a score of 19-6 later that day.
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