Charleroi is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Burgettstown is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Charleroi Cougars will take on the Burgettstown Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Charleroi had just enough and edged Brownsville out 10-9.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Burgettstown gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Washington 19-9.
Brodie Kuzior was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Kuzior has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kuzior was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Burgettstown got a massive performance out of Eric Kovach, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Carson Tkalcevic was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Charleroi has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Burgettstown, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3-1.
Charleroi might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Burgettstown in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kuzior, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Now that Charleroi knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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