Burges has gone a perfect 5-0 against Mountain View recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mustangs will take on the Lobos in a tournament on Thursday. Burges is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Burges will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Hanks, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Mustangs walked away with an 11-8 win over the Knights on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Annaliese Avina
| 02/24/26 vs Hanks | 3 |
| 02/21/26 vs Coronado | 2 |
| 02/20/26 vs Bel Air | 2 |
| 02/19/26 vs Chapin | 2 |
| 02/09/26 vs Coronado | 2 |
Annaliese Avina made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Burges let Miley Cardenas and Valeria Sanchez run wild. Cardenas went 3-for-5 with four RBI and one double, while Sanchez went 3-for-5 with three runs and one double. That's the most hits Cardenas has posted since back in March of 2025. Kaitlyn Valdiviezo was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Burges was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive games.
Mountain View played against Tornillo on Tuesday and won via forfeit.
Mountain View's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Burges, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Everything went Burges' way against Mountain View when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Burges made off with a 20-1 victory. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lobos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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