Burney can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Portola Tigers a 13-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Burney sure is getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
Mia Perez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Perez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Burney got a big performance out of Alyssa Hawkins, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Alexis Witzel was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Burney has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Portola, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Burney will be playing in front of their home fans against Redding Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Burney is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season. As for Portola, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Plumas Charter at 4:00 p.m.
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