Burney lost against Chester on April 3rd, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Raiders took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Volcanoes. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elliot Compton was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Cort Covert was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Burney's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Chester, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-6.
Burney didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 11-4 defeat against Fall River on the 29th. As for Chester, they will challenge Plumas Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Volcanoes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 9.5 runs per game this season.
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