The Burlington Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Osawatomie Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burlington has four straight victories, Osawatomie has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Burlington stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Olpe 17-9.
Grace Birk made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Birk has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Birk was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Emma Thomsen was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Camden Swank was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Osawatomie had to settle for a 14-13 defeat against Iola on Tuesday. Even though they lost, Osawatomie's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.5 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Alyssa Haefele was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was KayLee Johns, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Burlington's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Osawatomie, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Burlington took their victory against Osawatomie in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burlington since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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