Burlingame is 2-8 against Aragon since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Burlingame Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Aragon Dons at 4:00 p.m. Burlingame will be strutting in after a win while Aragon will be coming in after a defeat.
Burlingame can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Sequoia. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Burlingame considering their one-run performance the match before.
The team relied heavily on Keira Parker, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Madeline Koo was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Aragon lost 11-1 to Carlmont on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Aragon in their matchups with Carlmont: they've now lost four in a row.
Aragon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Ketcham, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Burlingame now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Aragon, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11-1.
Aragon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Burlingame has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Aragon, though, as they've been averaging 9. Given Burlingame's sizable advantage in that area, Aragon will need to find a way to close that gap.
Burlingame came up short against Aragon when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aragon's Rae D'Amato, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that Burlingame knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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