For the second straight game, Burns will face off against East Gaston. The Bulldogs will face off against the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Burns knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully East Gaston likes a good challenge.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Burns and East Gaston meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Bulldogs came up short against the Warriors, falling 22-10. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For East Gaston's part, Madi Perrigo made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and seven unearned) runs off nine hits. Perrigo was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Carson Summey and Kyndall Godley did most of the damage at the plate: Summey scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-6, while Godley scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-6. Those four hits gave Godley a new career-high. Molly Kuprokski was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
The victory (which was East Gaston's fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-2. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 13.5 runs. As for Burns, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
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