Baseball Recap: Burlingame Takes a Loss

Burlingame lost against Hillsdale last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Panthers took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Knights. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Nick Armstrong was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.

Grayson Howard

Runs

04/11/25 vs Hillsdale	2
03/21/25 vs Sacred Heart Prep	2
02/27/25 vs San Mateo	2
03/26/25 vs Sequoia	1
03/05/25 vs El Camino	1

At the plate, Grayson Howard made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Burlingame's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 5-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jean-Luc Uharriet, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Burlingame now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Hillsdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.

Burlingame will take on Capuchino at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Panthers are facing the Mustangs at the right time seeing as the Mustangs are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Hillsdale, they will face off against Aragon at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Fighting Knights 3.7, the Dons 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.