The Hayfork Timberjacks will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Burney Raiders at 1:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hayfork has struggled recently with 15 losses in a row, while Burney will arrive with five straight wins.
Hayfork pushed their score all the way to 16 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their tough 29-16 defeat to Redding Christian might stick with them for a while. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (11), Hayfork still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Burney gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Chester a 6-0 shutout. Six seems to be a good number for Burney as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mia Perez made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Perez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ciara Parker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Aubrey Tait was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Hayfork's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Burney, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Hayfork might still be hurting after the 35-8 defeat they got from Burney in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Will Hayfork have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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