J.I. Burton is 1-8 against Eastside since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The J.I. Burton Black Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Eastside Spartans at 5:00 p.m.
J.I. Burton is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They fell 8-3 to Twin Springs.
Meanwhile, Eastside entered their tilt with Twin Springs with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Titans onto the board and left with an 11-0 win on Tuesday. Eastside might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Emma Sartin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sartin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Clay was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Emmaleigh Banks was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
J.I. Burton's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Eastside, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
J.I. Burton suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Eastside in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eastside's Braelyn Hall, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that J.I. Burton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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