After losing to Burke County the last time they met, Benedictine decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Benedictine Cadets skirted past the Burke County Bears 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Benedictine.
Landon Ludwig made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Ludwig has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Ludwig was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Ludwig wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Parker McCoy, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
On Burke County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Roberson, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Benedictine has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Burke County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.
Benedictine will have a chance to go back-to-back against Burke County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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