The Burlington Red Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Westport Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Burlington and Wakefield Memorial meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Red Devils took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westport). They put the hurt on Belmont with a sharp 23-2 win on Thursday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Wildcats' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Burlington dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Westport, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Burlington might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Westport in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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