The Burgettstown Blue Devils will head out to face off against the California Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Burgettstown will be strutting in after a win while California will be coming in after a defeat.
California will be up against a hot Burgettstown team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Burgettstown walked away with an 8-4 victory over Chartiers-Houston on Thursday.
Jayden Roach
| 03/27/25 vs Chartiers-Houston | 7 |
| 04/15/24 @ Bethlehem Center | 6 |
| 03/19/25 vs Carlynton | 1 |
| 05/21/24 @ Serra Catholic | 1 |
| 03/25/24 vs Charleroi | 1 |
Jayden Roach made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Elich, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Wyatt Stevenson was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, California fell victim to McGuffey and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 2-0. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
California saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Carpenter, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Carpenter's first of the season.
Burgettstown pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for California, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4-1.
Everything went Burgettstown's way against California in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, as Burgettstown made off with a 14-4 victory. Will Burgettstown repeat their success, or does California has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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