Early waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They beat the Galena Bears by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-3. That's more bragging rights for Early, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Landen Burrow was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Burrow was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Garret Loftis was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Early is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Galena, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-7.
Early will be playing at home against Clever at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Clever's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six matchups. As for Galena, they will head out on the road to challenge Mt. Vernon at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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