Burke Catholic is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will head out on the road to take on the Tri-Valley Bears at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burke Catholic has six straight wins, Tri-Valley has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Burke Catholic made easy work of Rondout Valley and carried off a 14-4 victory. Burke Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
Burke Catholic got a massive performance out of Dylan DeMaro, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. That home run marked the first that DeMaro has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Drucker, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Burke Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley came up short against Chapel Field Christian on Tuesday and fell 6-3.
Burke Catholic pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Tri-Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
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