The Seguin Matadors will square off against the Burbank Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Seguin 3.5, Burbank 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Seguin came up short against Edison and fell 5-2. The Matadors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Seguin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Gray Mahaffey, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Burbank brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They never let Highlands get on the board and left with an 11-0 win on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Owls: they've now won nine in a row.
The team relied heavily on Nathaniel Boone, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Brandon Herrera was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double.
Burbank was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Burbank pushed their record up to 12-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Seguin, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 13-7-1.
Seguin was able to grind out a solid win over Burbank in their previous meeting back in March, winning 5-1. Will the Matadors repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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