Burney has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Hayfork Timberjacks at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Burney's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Hayfork's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Burney can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Chester. Six seems to be a good number for Burney as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mia Perez was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Perez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ciara Parker was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Tait, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, Hayfork is still looking for their first win of the season after four matchups. Their rough 29-16 loss to Redding Christian on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (11), Hayfork still had to take the loss.
Burney is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Hayfork, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Burney took their victory against Hayfork when the teams last played back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 35-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burney since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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