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| 03/13/26 - Away | 6-4 W |
| 04/01/25 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 03/14/25 - Home | 4-5 L |
| 03/25/22 - Home | 0-13 L |
| 03/25/22 - Home | 9-15 L |
| + 5 more games |
Thomson had won three straight on the road, but on Friday they bumped up to 10-4 to make it four. They had just enough and edged out the Burke County Bears 6-4. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
As for Burke County, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-5. Their defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For Burke County's part, Nate Cadle was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Cadle a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Griffin Morris made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Burke County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Looking ahead, Thomson will challenge Josey at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Burke County, they will square off against Laney at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bears will need to watch out since the Wildcats have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
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