For the second straight game, Edmund Burke Academy will face off against Briarwood Academy. The Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Edmund Burke Academy has three straight wins, Briarwood Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Edmund Burke Academy got the win against Briarwood Academy by a conclusive 16-5. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won 12 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Briarwood Academy's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Banks DeMore, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. DeMore has become a key player for the Buccaneers: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise. Another was Sawyer Thigpen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Edmund Burke Academy pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Briarwood Academy, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
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