In what's become a running theme this season, Chester gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on the Burney Raiders with a sharp 11-3 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Chester also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Caiden Clark made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Clark was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jax Holland was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Jacob Dowling was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Burney's side, Javier Rubio made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Chester pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Burney, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
Chester will head out on the road to challenge Portola at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chester has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Burney, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Redding Christian at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burney is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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