The Burke Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln Northeast Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Burke is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Burke and Papillion-LaVista, and Papillion-LaVista kept the tradition alive. Burke took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Papillion-LaVista on Monday.
Sladen Bragg and Brady Stanley stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bragg scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Stanley scored a run while going 3-for-4. What's more, Bragg posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Alec Carlson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Burke kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
While Lincoln Northeast didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged out Lincoln North Star 2-0. The two-run effort marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The result came thanks to Jordan Lemon's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Lincoln Northeast's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Marshawn Jefferson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Burke's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Lincoln Northeast, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-1.
Everything went Burke's way against Lincoln Northeast in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, as Burke made off with a 7-1 victory. Will Burke repeat their success, or does Lincoln Northeast has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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