The Burlingame Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Woodside Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Woodside took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Burlingame, who comes in off a win.
Burlingame will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Carlmont, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Burlingame's way against Carlmont on Tuesday as Burlingame made off with a 14-4 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Burlingame has managed all season.
Kasey Lyons made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Lyons has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lyons was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, Olivia Fleming was incredible, scoring four runs while going 4-for-4. Hailey Miller was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Woodside suffered a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Capuchino on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Woodside in their matchups with Capuchino: they've now lost six in a row.
Burlingame's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-7. As for Woodside, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Burlingame was able to grind out a solid victory over Woodside in their previous matchup back in March, winning 9-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Woodside's Iliana Ortega, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Burlingame still be able to contain Ortega? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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