The Burgin Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the McCreary Central Raiders at 1:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Burgin has struggled recently with 19 losses in a row, while McCreary Central will arrive with three straight wins.
Burgin's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against West Jessamine on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 15-0 defeat at the hands of the Colts.
Meanwhile, McCreary Central stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Williamsburg 11-1.
Kolton Summers was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Summers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Benjamin Irvin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carter Gabbard, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Burgin's loss dropped their record down to 0-15. As for McCreary Central, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Burgin might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from McCreary Central in their previous meeting back in March. Will Burgin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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