The Burlington Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eads Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Burlington had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Stratton 8-6.
Rowdy Humrich made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Humrich was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Tyler Ziegler was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Scout Humrich, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Eads put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Manzanola. Everything went Eads' way against Manzanola as Eads made off with a 24-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eads.
Like Burlington, Eads also got a great game from a two-way player: Adyn Hough. Throwing, Hough struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Porter Spady tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Hough went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Spady scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Eads got a massive performance out of Brentley Lening, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Case Nelson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
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