Burlington-Edison has gone 8-2 against Bellingham recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Bayhawks at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burlington-Edison has five straight wins, Bellingham has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Burlington-Edison not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 15th (when they won 15-0). Everything went their way against Meridian as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Burlington-Edison got a great performance from Zak Fleshman as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Fleshman has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
Cash Cullop
| 04/23/25 vs Meridian | 3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Ferndale | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Cascade | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Sedro-Woolley | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Nooksack Valley | 2 |
On the hitting side, Cash Cullop and Jakson Granger did most of the damage at the plate: Cullop went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI, while Granger went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Cullop a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake VanPelt, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Burlington-Edison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Bellingham came up short against Lynden Christian on Wednesday and fell 11-8.
Burlington-Edison's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bellingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Burlington-Edison took their win against Bellingham when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 15-0 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Bayhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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