Benedictine can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Burke County Bears as the Benedictine Cadets made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Benedictine who now have three in a row.
Jackson Austin tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Omari Burse was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen three or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Walker, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
On Burke County's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Cadle, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Benedictine has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Burke County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
Benedictine is on the road again on Tuesday to play Wayne County at 6:00 p.m. Wayne County is coming into the matchup with ten straight victories at home, so Benedictine will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Burke County will take on Southeast Bulloch at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Burke County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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