Westosha Central extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 7-10. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the Burlington Demons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Demons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-8 on Monday.
Ben Smet-Cooper put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed over his last three matchups. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double was his first of the season.
Smet-Cooper wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Everett Lucero, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
As for Burlington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-9-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
Like Westosha Central, Burlington also got a great game from a two-way player: Trey Kerkhoff. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Kerkhoff also tossed no walks, which is notable because Burlington is 3-0-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-9 otherwise. Kerkhoff was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Westosha Central will head out to challenge Indian Trail at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Burlington, they will be playing at home against Kettle Moraine at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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