The Burlington-Edison Tigers will square off against the Ferndale Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Burlington-Edison's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Ferndale's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Burlington-Edison is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Blaine just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Borderites by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since April 9th.
Ryder Aldridge was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cody Roetcisoender was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Ferndale's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mount Vernon.
Ferndale saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Ebbesen, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Ferndale's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Burlington-Edison, their loss dropped their record down to 15-4.
Burlington-Edison came out on top in a nail-biter against Ferndale in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 9-8. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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