On Thursday, the Burlington Cougars narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Eads Eagles 3-1. That's two games straight that Burlington has won by exactly two runs.
Zack Foose spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Burlington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rowdy Humrich, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Burlington and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Eads, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Burlington will have a chance to go back-to-back against Eads: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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